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Adrian Carrillo provides an update on recent developments in the global fusion industry.

Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. CFS announces an agreement with Singapore's A*STAR to develop technologies for commercial fusion devices https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/worlds-largest-nuclear-fusion-firm-partners-astar-to-develop-commercial-power-plant-tech 2. Thea Energy Announces Successful Operation of Full-Scale Planar Shaping Coils https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2026/05/13/3293984/0/en/Thea-Energy-Announces-Successful-Operation-of-Full-Scale-Planar-Shaping-Coils.html 3. NIF researchers project over 10x increase in fusion yields after planned laser energy upgrade https://www.aip.org/scilights/a-look-back-at-over-a-decade-of-inertial-confinement-fusion-experiments https://pubs.aip.org/aip/pop/article/33/5/050503/3391665/Key-metrics-of-progress-in-the-NIF-ignition 4. Xcimer Energy Builds Leadership Team for Industrial Fusion and National Security Applications…

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Guest: Adrian Carrillo

Topics covered

• fusion technology
• commercial fusion plants
• plasma physics
• fusion yields
• industrial fusion
• national security

Keywords

• fusion news
• CFS
• A*STAR
• Thea Energy
• NIF
• Xcimer Energy
• plasma physics
• commercial fusion
• technology development

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Organizations: CFS, Singapore's A*STAR, Thea Energy, NIF, Xcimer Energy, Fusion Industry Association

Places: Singapore

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