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

<p>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.</p><p><br></p><p>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</p><p><a href="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"><u>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</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>2. Fusion energy developer TAE signs helium-3 future fuel supply option agreement</p><p><a href="https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fusion-energy-developer-tae-signs-helium-3-future-fuel-supply-option-agreement-2026-08-05/"><u>https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/fusion-energy-developer-tae-signs-helium-3-future-fuel-supply-option-agreement-2026-08-05/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>3. MIT scientists’ new framework could make fusion power a commercial reality</p><p><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mit-scientists-economic-framework-fusion-power-reality"><u>https://interestingengineering.com/energy/mit-scientists-economic-framework-fusion-power-reality</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>4. Fusion fuel tech makes commercial leap</p><p><a href="https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fusion-fuel-tech-makes-commercial-leap/"><u>https://www.neimagazine.com/news/fusion-fuel-tech-makes-commercial-leap/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>5. Latest MAST Upgrade experiments achieve milestones</p><p><a href="https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/latest-mast-upgrade-experiments-achieve-milestones"><u>https://www.world-nuclear-news.org/articles/latest-mast-upgrade-experiments-achieve-milestones</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>6. Fuse Touts ‘Highest’ Neutron Yield by Any Fusion Company</p><p><a href="https://www.powermag.com/fuse-touts-highest-neutron-yield-by-any-fusion-company/"><u>https://www.powermag.com/fuse-touts-highest-neutron-yield-by-any-fusion-company/</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Bonus stories:</p><p><br></p><p>Fusion machines benefit from first-ever silver crystal tritium separation</p><p><a href="https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactors-get-first-silver-tritium"><u>https://interestingengineering.com/energy/nuclear-fusion-reactors-get-first-silver-tritium</u></a></p><p><br></p><p>Fusion energy expert Prof Dennis Whyte appointed next UKAEA CEO</p><p><a href="https://www.niauk.org/fusion-energy-expert-prof-dennis-whyte-appointed-next-ukaea-ceo/"><u>https://www.niauk.org/fusion-energy-expert-prof-dennis-whyte-appointed-next-ukaea-ceo/</u></a><br></p>