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

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/