General Fusion hits 1 keV fusion milestone without lasers or superconducting magnets

Canada's General Fusion heated plasma in its LM26 prototype to 12 million °C (1.1 keV), a threshold previously reached only by laser and magnetic fusion machines. The company uses mechanical Magnetized Target Fusion compression; next target is 10 keV, with a pilot plant expected around 2035.

• LM26 plasma reached 1.1 keV (12 million °C) just before peak compression
• First machine to hit 1 keV using low-speed mechanical compression
• Temperature measured via Thomson scattering with UKAEA's polychromator
• Next goal is 10 keV, with a grid pilot plant around 2035