General Fusion achieved a significant breakthrough in Canadian nuclear fusion research by reaching 600 million neutron generations per second. General Fusion achieved a critical advancement in commercial fusion energy through this recent discovery. The company stands out by employing liquid metal liners, which high-powered pistons compress to quickly compress plasma inside spherical tokamaks. Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) serves as an alternate fusion method because it eliminates both the need for lasers and superconducting magnets.
General Fusion conducted Plasma Compression Science (PCS) experiments, which produced significant progress in their research. The plasma density reached 190 times higher levels while magnetic field strength rose 13 times stronger, which allowed for better plasma confinement and stability. The sustained particle confinement period surpassed the compression duration, which confirms the potential for a strong fusion reaction.
Dr. Michel Laberge declared the achievement as the first-ever successful spherical tokamak compression through a collapsing metal liner, which validated MTF as an effective path toward commercial fusion. The findings published in Nuclear Fusion represent the highest level of achievement in compression-based fusion experiments.
General Fusion continues its development toward commercial fusion energy by advancing the Lawson Machine 26 (LM26), which will increase fusion output and bring fusion power generation closer to the electricity grid. The pulsed fusion approach from General Fusion enables efficient heat removal through its technique, which reduces reactor component deterioration.
Mike Donaldson from Technology Development as SVP stated that the successful results demonstrate MTF’s potential for expansion. General Fusion plans to achieve commercial deployment of its energy system between the early and mid-2030s, thereby revolutionizing access to clean and virtually limitless power.
General Fusion’s achievement establishes both a new scientific standard and reinforces worldwide efforts to develop a clean energy future based on fusion power.
