The NSTX-U is the flagship fusion facility at the US Department of Energy's PPPL.

The awards announced today are provided through the DOE Office of Science’s Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) program, which was established in 2019 to accelerate fusion energy development through public-private research partnerships.

NIF scientists readily acknowledge that the facility was not designed with commercial fusion energy in mind—and many researchers doubt that laser-driven fusion will be the approach that ultimately yields fusion energy.

General Fusion CEO Greg Twinney said the partners are "strengthening the Canadian fusion industry and making progress on the path to supplying commercial fusion power to the electricity grid within a decade".

The Administration prioritized five areas' to launch the Net- Zero Game Changers Initiative:

In March 2021, scientists at DIII-D released a new concept for a compact fusion reactor design they said could help define the technology necessary for commercial fusion power.

There is a huge potential fusion industry and businesses were urged to get involved in the supply chain now.

UK seeking to build on its established fusion research and resources and help make fusion energy a reality within the next few years.

The MRF is supported by the UK government's National Nuclear User Facility and Fusion Foundations programme. It is also part of the Henry Royce Institute for Advanced Materials and bridges the gap between university and nuclear licensed site laboratories.

In total, Russian enterprises have manufactured and shipped more than 1,000 pedestals. The ITER Design Centre, a private institution under Rosatom, performs the functions of the Russian National Agency for ITER, responsible for ensuring Russia's in-kind contribution to the project.