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Adrian Carrillo provides an update on global fusion news, including UK-Japan cooperation and Helion's regulatory progress.

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. UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-japan-fusion-partnership-strengthened-by-ukaea-and-qst 2. Helion clears key regulatory milestone for Orion power plant https://www.helionenergy.com/newsroom/helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-on-the-path-to-building-and-operating-the-worlds-first-fusion-power-plant 3. First Light Fusion recreates orbital impact velocities in Texas tests https://firstlightfusion.com/media/first-light-fusion-successfully-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities-at-texas-am-engineering-experiment-station/ 4. Energy Department Releases Finalized Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-releases-finalized-fusion-science-and-technology-roadmap-accelerate Bonus: How fusion is powering UK prosperity – Episode 5: First Light Fusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNTcdlQoAo Interview with SHINE: A Revenue-Backed Roadmap…

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Guest: Adrian Carrillo

Topics covered

• fusion cooperation
• regulatory milestones
• orbital impact velocities
• fusion power
• commercial fusion
• energy policy

Keywords

• fusion news
• UK Japan agreement
• Helion Orion power plant
• First Light Fusion
• orbital impact velocities
• fusion roadmap
• commercial fusion power

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Organizations: University of Washington, UKAEA, QST, Helion, First Light Fusion, Energy Department

Places: Texas, UK, Japan

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