CFS named first international partner in UKAEA’s LIBRTI programme

• Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the world’s largest fusion energy company, is the first international company to join the UK national fusion laboratory’s flagship programme to test new tritium blanket technologies.
• CFS to gain early access to world-leading infrastructure for blanket testing, which includes a customised large-scale neutron source.
• The agreement builds on momentum from the King’s Address to the U.S. Congress in April.

The UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) today announced that Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the largest fusion energy company, will be the first international company to participate in UKAEA’s flagship Lithium Breeding Tritium Innovation programme (LIBRTI).

LIBRTI is a £220 million UK government initiative that aims to demonstrate net tritium production – a vital capability for commercialising fusion energy that means fusion power plants can produce enough of this fuel component to cover their own use.