{"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":"General Fusion goes public; EU lawmakers back fusion declaration; ‘High-power’ microwaves for fusion","slug":"general-fusion-goes-public-eu-lawmakers-back-fusion-declaration-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion","published_at":"2026-02-04T09:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/general-fusion-goes-public-eu-lawmakers-back-fusion-declaration-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/General-Fusion-goes-public-EU-lawmakers-back-fusion-declaration-High-power-microwaves-for-fusion-e3ehoq7","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/play/114925831/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-2%2F5f034060-0d97-df2a-4a58-56b53d991c71.mp3","summary":"Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, 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. General Fusion to go public in US via $1 billion SPAC deal https://www.reuters.com/legal/litigation/general-fusion-go-public-us-via-1-billion-spac-deal-2026-01-22/ 2. EU lawmakers back declaration urging the bloc to lead in commercial fusion energy https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/01/27/eu-lawmakers-back-declaration-urging-the-bloc-to-lead-in-commercial-fusion-energy 3. UKAEA spinout to develop ‘high-power’ microwaves for fusion https://www.thechemicalengineer.com/news/ukaea-spinout-to-develop-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion/ 4. UT To Partner with ORNL, Type One Energy on World-Class Facility to Validate Next-Gen Fusion https://research.utk.edu/oried/2026/01/21/ut-to-partner-with-ornl-type-one-energy-on-world-class-facility-to-validate-next-gen-fusion/ 5. Drone test flights prove possibilities for use in fusion https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/drone-test-flights-prove-possibilities-for-use-in-fusion Bonus: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fia-annual-conference-2026/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xDh59_PK_oc","meta_description":"Abdus Shaik, PhD student at Imperial College, London, gives this week's Fusion News update - summarizing behind the headlines of recent fusion energy news…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":269,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fusion-news-2296831/episodes/general-fusion-goes-public-eu-lawmakers-back-fusion-declaration-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion/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/general-fusion-goes-public-eu-lawmakers-back-fusion-declaration-high-power-microwaves-for-fusion.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}