French Armed Forces Minister Sébastien Lecornu announced on March 18 that production of tritium, which is essential for the manufacture of thermonuclear weapons, will be resumed in France. Two civilian reactors owned by the EDF conglomerate will be used to produce the tritium.
Recently, in a major step toward Indigenous Economic Reconciliation, Prodigy Clean Energy and Des Nëdhé Group announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to develop opportunities to supply power to remote mines and communities in Canada utilizing Prodigy microreactor Transportable Nuclear Power Plants (TNPPs). Under the MOU, Prodigy and Des Nëdhé will explore potential TNPP projects.
Longview Fusion Energy Systems has contracted U.S. engineering and construction firm Fluor Corporation to design the world's first commercial laser fusion power plant.