TAE & UKAEA partner up; Kyoto Fusioneering completes conceptual design for “FAST”; ITER adds third sector module into tokamak pit

December 10, 2025

Adrian Carrillo, master’s student at the University of Washington, 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. TAE Technologies and UKAEA partner to commercialise fusion tech

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/tae-technologies-and-ukaea-partner-to-commercialise-fusion-tech

2. Completion of Conceptual Design for the Fusion Energy Demonstration Project "FAST"

https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2025/11/27/3586

3. World's biggest fusion device adds over 1,200-ton module in major progress

https://interestingengineering.com/photo-story/worlds-biggest-fusion-reactor-new-module

4. US lab reveals how fusion fuel capsules perform under sun-like heat

https://www6.slac.stanford.edu/news/2025-11-26-ideal-fusion-fuel-target-doesnt-exist-yet-researchers-slac-are-trying-change

Bonus:

Kyoto Fusioneering and Shimadzu Corporation Jointly Develop a Prototype of a Turbomolecular Pump Designed for Operation in Tritium Environments

https://kyotofusioneering.com/en/news/2025/12/03/3598

Ten years of Wendelstein 7-X - ten years of world-leading fusion research

https://nachrichten.idw-online.de/2025/12/01/ten-years-of-wendelstein-7-x-ten-years-of-world-leading-fusion-research

FIA Launches Education and Research Partnership program

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-launches-education-and-research-partnership-program/

STEP Fusion celebrates community engagement and announces the timeline for development consent at the West Burton site

https://www.worksopguardian.co.uk/community/step-fusion-celebrates-community-engagement-and-announces-the-timeline-for-development-consent-at-the-west-burton-site-5422025

Watch the episode on the FIA's YouTube channel:

https://youtu.be/ycIEr8KX-cc