An analysis of the 2011 nuclear accident reveals a need for more preparation, training, and protocols for responding to low-probability accidents.

MIT researchers show that using the right metals could alleviate the corrosion problem in these promising new reactor designs.

An online model enables users to calculate the least-cost strategy for a specific regional grid under various assumptions; outcomes vary widely from region to region.

Detailed study of magnets built by MIT and Commonwealth Fusion Systems confirms they meet requirements for an economic, compact fusion power plant.

Fusion’s success as a renewable energy depends on the creation of an industry to support it, and academia is vital to that industry’s development.

New research explores how Dyson maps are putting quantum computers to work in designing fusion energy devices.

Unique PSFC-designed spectrometer provides crucial data about the implosion that yielded an historic fusion energy gain.

Professor Koroush Shirvan, who recently won a prestigious award from the American Nuclear Society, pursues avenues to lower the costs of nuclear energy.

Amelia Trainer’s work is fundamental to understanding how nuclear reactors operate. A passion for computer modeling and poetry have stood her in good stead through her research career.

Students are part of large team that achieved fusion ignition for the first time in a laboratory.