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Kyoto Fusioneering brings UNITY-3 to Tennessee; TAE secures helium-3 supply; MIT develops fusion economics framework; MAST Upgrade hits milestones; Fuse sets neutron yield record
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- Fusion News
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- Aug 19, 2026
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- 651
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Summary
Jasmine Mund, mechanical design engineer with a key interest in the fusion industry, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. Kyoto Fusioneering to Relocate U.S. HQ to Tennessee and Deliver UNITY-3 with ORNL, a First-of-Its-Kind Facility to De-Risk Fusion Technology https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20260811349799/en/Kyoto-Fusioneering-to-Relocate-U.S.-HQ-to-Tennessee-and-Deliver-UNITY-3-with-ORNL-a-First-of-Its-Kind-Facility-to-De-Risk-Fusion-Technology 2. Fusion energy developer TAE signs helium-3 future fuel supply option agreement https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fusion-energy-developer-tae-signs-helium-3-future-fuel-supply-option-agreement-2026-08-05/ 3. MIT scientists’ new framework could make fusion power a commercial reality https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mit-scientists-economic-framework-fusion-power-reality 4. Fusion fuel tech makes commercial leap https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fusion-fuel-tech-makes-commercial-leap/ 5. Latest MAST Upgrade experiments achieve milestones https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/latest-mast-upgrade-experiments-achieve-milestones 6. Fuse Touts ‘Highest’ Neutron Yield by Any Fusion Company https://www.powermag.com/fuse-touts-highest-neutron-yield-by-any-fusion-company/ Bonus stories: Fusion machines benefit from first-ever silver crystal tritium separation https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactors-get-first-silver-tritium Fusion energy expert Prof Dennis Whyte appointed next UKAEA CEO https://www.niauk.org/fusion-energy-expert-prof-dennis-whyte-appointed-next-ukaea-ceo/