{"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":127,"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":"2026-09-16T16:21:15.254373+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831"},"episode":{"title":"UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement; Helion clears key regulatory milestone for Orion power plant; First Light Fusion recreates orbital impact velocities","slug":"uk-and-japan-deepen-fusion-cooperation-with-new-agreement-helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-for-orion-power-plant-first-light-fusion-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities","published_at":"2026-06-24T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831/uk-and-japan-deepen-fusion-cooperation-with-new-agreement-helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-for-orion-power-plant-first-light-fusion-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/fusion-news-2296831","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fusionindustry/episodes/UK-and-Japan-deepen-fusion-cooperation-with-new-agreement-Helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-for-Orion-power-plant-First-Light-Fusion-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities-e3l6dkc","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/48e20d54/podcast/play/121893964/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-5-23%2F351a554d-66b0-8f4f-f8ae-d94fa8f1c2ec.mp3","summary":"Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links to all of the stories mentioned are included below. 1. UK and Japan deepen fusion cooperation with new agreement https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-japan-fusion-partnership-strengthened-by-ukaea-and-qst 2. Helion clears key regulatory milestone for Orion power plant https://www.helionenergy.com/newsroom/helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-on-the-path-to-building-and-operating-the-worlds-first-fusion-power-plant 3. First Light Fusion recreates orbital impact velocities in Texas tests https://firstlightfusion.com/media/first-light-fusion-successfully-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities-at-texas-am-engineering-experiment-station/ 4. Energy Department Releases Finalized Fusion Science and Technology Roadmap to Accelerate Commercial Fusion Power https://www.energy.gov/articles/energy-department-releases-finalized-fusion-science-and-technology-roadmap-accelerate Bonus: How fusion is powering UK prosperity – Episode 5: First Light Fusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNTcdlQoAo Interview with SHINE: A Revenue-Backed Roadmap on the Path to Fusion (FusionX:Americas) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGISpdJDwTM","meta_description":"Adrian Carrillo, Master's Student at the University of Washington focusing on computational plasma physics, gives today’s global fusion news update. Links…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":365,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/fusion-news-2296831/episodes/uk-and-japan-deepen-fusion-cooperation-with-new-agreement-helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-for-orion-power-plant-first-light-fusion-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities/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/uk-and-japan-deepen-fusion-cooperation-with-new-agreement-helion-clears-key-regulatory-milestone-for-orion-power-plant-first-light-fusion-recreates-orbital-impact-velocities.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}