UK fusion strategy revealed; OpenAI in talks with Helion; EU invests €330 million in fusion; Novatron advances Nordic fusion plans

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This episode features Jasmine Mund summarizing recent developments in fusion energy news.

Mechanical design engineer Jasmine Mund gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news articles. Links to the stories discussed are included below. 1. UK fusion strategy revealed https://www.neimagazine.com/news/uk-fusion-strategy-revealed/ 2. OpenAI in Talks with Helion to Secure Fusion Energy https://www.powermag.com/openai-in-talks-with-helion-to-secure-fusion-energy/ 3. EU to invest €330 million to accelerate fusion energy and support nuclear technologies and skills https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_26_651 4. Novatron advances Nordic fusion plans https://www.neimagazine.com/news/novatron-advances-nordic-fusion-plans/#:~:text=Novatron%20Fusion%20Group%20has%20partnered,commercial%20fusion%20deployment%20around%202040 . Bonus: https://www.the-independent.com/tech/nuclear-fusion-rocket-plasma-pulsar-b2945974.html https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-hosts-2026-annual-policy-conference/

People in this episode

Host: Jasmine Mund

Topics covered

• fusion energy
• UK fusion strategy
• OpenAI
• EU investment
• Nordic fusion plans

Keywords

• fusion energy
• UK fusion strategy
• OpenAI
• Helion
• EU investment
• Novatron
• Nordic fusion

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: OpenAI, Helion, EU, Novatron

Places: UK, Nordic

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