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Fusion power startups find new partners in the defense world
Publisher description: Fusion startups are inking defense-related deals, reigniting the relationship between fusion and national security that might have gone dormant, but never completely disappeared.
TechCrunch | Sep 13, 2026 | Tim De Chant
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Fusion power is getting back to its roots. The national security angle never really went away. A groundbreaking fusion power experiment in 2022 happened at the National Ignition Facility, which has supported national security applications for more than 25 years. Fusion startups working on laser-based reactor designs are ideal partners in developing such weapons. Pacific Fusion announced a memorandum of understanding last month with the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) to work together on high-energy-density fusion experiments.
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