Amentum and Japan-based Kyoto Fusioneering have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to pursue commercial fusion production across Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.
According to Amentum’s Tuesday press release, the MOU will create a framework for international coordination and have the two companies explore opportunities across major public and private fusion programs. The companies said they will collaborate to combine “fusion engineering and expertise with advanced digital and AI-driven engineering and program delivery tools.”
Amentum will provide its fusion engineering expertise in plant integration and nuclear safety with Kyoto Fusioneering’s “confinement-agnostic fuel cycle, breeding blanket and plasma heating systems” in formalizing fusion plant designs, according to the release.
“The Amentum and Kyoto Fusioneering partnership comes at a pivotal moment for the global fusion energy sector,” Mark Whitney, president of Amentum’s energy and environment business, said in the release. “By combining Amentum’s capabilities with Kyoto Fusioneering’s advanced fusion technologies, we can help address the engineering and delivery challenges required to move fusion from experimental systems towards commercially viable power plants.”
Kyoto Fusioneering was founded in 2019 and is an emerging private company in Japan’s fusion industry.
