Technology · Nuclear energy and propulsion
Inertial and Pulsed-Power Fusion
Fusion concepts that compress fuel in short pulses using lasers, particle beams, pulsed magnetic fields or projectiles.
DevelopmentPart of Fusion energy
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Who Builds It8
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- Focused EnergyDeveloper · DEDevelopment
- FuseDeveloper · USDevelopment
- InertiaDeveloper · USDevelopment
- Marvel FusionDeveloper · DEDevelopment
- NearStar Fusion Inc.Developer · USDevelopment
- Pacific FusionDeveloper · USDevelopment
- Zap EnergyDeveloper · USSheared-flow-stabilized Z-pinch: a pulsed, self-pinched approach with no external magnets or lasers.Development
- Helicity SpaceDeveloper · USResearch
Placed by each organization's own maturity for this technology; TRL is self-reported or estimated, see confidence.
Systems9
| Century | Zap Energy | Other | — | — |
| FAETON I | Fuse | Other | — | — |
| FuZE | Zap Energy | Other | — | — |
| FuZE-3 | Zap Energy | Other | — | — |
| FuZE-Q | Zap Energy | Other | — | — |
| Helicity Drive | Helicity Space | Engine | — | — |
| LightHouse™ | Focused Energy | Other | — | — |
| Pearl™ Fuel | Focused Energy | Component | — | — |
| TITAN | Fuse | Other | — | — |