{"podcast":{"title":"Fusion News","slug":"fusion-news-2296831","podcast_index_feed_id":2296831,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/staging/podcast_uploaded_nologo/12127741/12127741-1725475831299-f046181840fea.jpg","author":"Fusion Industry Association","episode_count":120,"summary":"A summary of recent fusion energy news stories presented by young fusion researchers. Keep up to date with all the recent news in the industry in this one easy, fortnightly package. And look out for the bonus \"Extra\" deep-dives. Fusion News is also available as a video version for those who like pictures: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQSc-BFbCpFJjhZldM3BOcQ","last_synced_at":"2026-06-10T16:18:09.951089+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831"},"episode":{"title":"First Light validates tritium breeding; US takes step to solidify rules on fusion energy","slug":"first-light-validates-tritium-breeding-us-takes-step-to-solidify-rules-on-fusion-energy","published_at":"2026-03-18T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/first-light-validates-tritium-breeding-us-takes-step-to-solidify-rules-on-fusion-energy","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/First-Light-validates-tritium-breeding-US-takes-step-to-solidify-rules-on-fusion-energy-e3gjv3h","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/play/117094961/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-2-18%2F5f4ee0af-c210-9a4b-7031-468e25501b7f.mp3","summary":"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. Advancing fusion energy: Innovative breeding blanket designs at KIT https://www.innovationnewsnetwork.com/advancing-fusion-energy-innovative-breeding-blanket-designs-at-kit/67336/ 2. First Light validates tritium breeding https://www.neimagazine.com/news/first-light-validates-tritium-breeding/ 3. US takes step to solidify rules on fusion energy https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/us-takes-step-solidify-rules-nuclear-fusion-energy-2026-02-26/ 4. The Hidden Technology That Could Finally Make Fusion Power Work https://scitechdaily.com/the-hidden-technology-that-could-finally-make-fusion-power-work/ Bonus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWhbrRVwS-M https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-annual-conference-2026/","meta_description":"Adrian Carrillo, master’s student at the University of Washington, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusio…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":449,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fusion-news-2296831/episodes/first-light-validates-tritium-breeding-us-takes-step-to-solidify-rules-on-fusion-energy/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/first-light-validates-tritium-breeding-us-takes-step-to-solidify-rules-on-fusion-energy.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}