EU Fusion Strategy

Marvel Fusion is a European laser-based fusion company. We are pioneering a novel laser-driven fusion approach and working with global partners across science and industry. We welcome the European Commissions effort to define a comprehensive EU Fusion Strategy and would like to emphasize the following priorities from our perspective: Point 1 of the Strategy: While ITER is a landmark scientific project, relying…

DANfusion is the Danish academic consortium of the universities actively involved in the European fusion research area and consists of: Technical University of Denmark (DTU), University of Southern Denmark (SDU), Aarhus University (AU), and Aalborg University (AAU). We believe that it is highly important to have a strong coordinated European fusion strategy.

Nexus Fusion is a startup for the delivery of advanced materials. It is requested that the EU innovation strategy be formulated around a clear mission, with transparent communication of objectives related to physics and engineering gaps, the preservation of research infrastructure, training, outreach, energy production, regional development, and political posturing so that stakeholders can make informed decisions.

The importance of fusion energy in the future energy landscape is well established. Magnetic confinement is the most mature approach to achieve the production of energy from fusion within a reasonable time scale.

Executive Summary of the Statement by the Fraunhofer Gesellschaft: The Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft welcomes the EUs initiative to develop a comprehensive fusion strategy and emphasizes the urgency of coordinated action to secure Europes leadership in this transformative field. Fusion energy is critical for Europes energy sovereignty, climate goals, and industrial competitiveness.

The European association of national metrology institutes (EURAMET) welcomes the development of EU Fusion Strategy. Due to recent developments, the time horizon for commercial use of fusion energy has come closer.

At Mirion Technologies, we partner with industry leaders to advance radiation safety and empower the next wave of critical innovation. We are pleased to help developping an EU Fusion Strategy as part of the joint decarbonisation and competitiveness recommendations articulated in the Draghi report.

In order to maintain EU's leadership in fusion energy, we need to: 1. address most urgently the financing issues along the complete value chain. US-based fusion companies have access to much more abundant private equity, and financing in general, while the funding for EU-based fusion companies is less abundant. Abundancy buys speed for the time-to-market.

A European Fusion Strategy is a roadmap to position Europe as a leader in fusion energy development and maintain the leading position it has held for the past 40 years with knowledge from machines like the Joint European Toras (JET). An EU fusion strategy must be supported by a well-developed skills network across the EU.

Kyoto Fusioneering Europe is a fusion concept agnostic engineering company that provides solutions in the area of the tritium fuel cycle and related technologies. We want to specifically underline point B5 of the Call for Evidence document, where two supply chain challenges are identified to act as a potential showstopper to all DT fusion deployment regardless of the approach: tritium scarcity and lithium-6…

KTH Royal Institute of Technology strongly supports the EUs initiative to develop a strategic innovation framework for nuclear fusion energy. Fusion holds transformative potential for Europes energy security, sustainability, and global competitiveness.

The Czech Academy of Sciences (CAS) operates a complex of 54 research institutions in the Czech Republic. The primary mission of the CAS and its institutes is to conduct research in a broad spectrum of the natural, technical and social sciences and the humanities. Many of the CAS research institutes are active in the fusion related research.

Fusion energy stands at a pivotal moment. As the global race toward commercial fusion accelerates, Europe must act decisively to maintain leadership and ensure fusion becomes a cornerstone of its clean energy and industrial strategy.

The Fusion Industry Association (FIA) welcomes the European Commissions initiative to establish a dedicated EU Fusion Strategy. The FIA considers this effort timely and essential, given the rapid global progress in fusion energy and its potential to transform the energy landscape. Fusion holds promise as a transformative clean energy technology capable of driving innovation across multiple sectors.

Antevorte Performance Management GmbH recommendation to the Commission 1. Identify actions to take full advantage of EUs leading role in the ITER Project... This is already happening. 1.1 mid-size EU companies who worked for ITER are generating follow-on business with European fusion startups and internationally. They invest further to capture global market share. Well done!

The Materials Testing Institute (MPA) Stuttgart, University of Stuttgart, would like to highlight the following key action items: Early qualification of manufacturing processes and materials for fusion applications to ensure long-term component availability across the European supply chain.

The Czech Republic supports the development of a forward-looking and coherent European strategy for fusion energy. We recognize fusion as a transformative energy source with the potential to contribute significantly to the EUs long-term energy security, decarbonization goals, and technological leadership.

The Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion (IPPLM) fully supports the development of a comprehensive EU innovation strategy for nuclear fusion energy and is eager to contribute its expertise to this important initiative.

The Institute of Plasma Physics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (IPP CAS) is the leading research institution in the field of nuclear fusion in the Czech Republic. IPP CAS actively contributes to both magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and inertial confinement fusion (ICF) through its experimental facilities: a) The COMPASS tokamak was operated until 2021; its successor, the COMPASS Upgrade, is currently under…

The Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences strongly supports the European Commission's initiative to develop a comprehensive EU Fusion Strategy. As an institution dedicated to fundamental and applied research, we emphasize the critical importance of maintaining Europe's leadership in magnetic confinement fusion.

The HUN-REN Centre for Energy Research finds it very important that the European Union funds an extensive fusion program where also new machine(s) are built. Europe has been contributing with 45% of the ITER project construction, while all other parties only with 9%, but all parties receive the same information from the project.

Europe has a globally leading position in fusion research, built on the excellence of its research institutions and the sustained involvement of a strong and innovative industrial base. The European leadership must be preserved and reinforced in front of the urgent need to develop sustainable energy solutions.

Fusion energy is widely acknowledged in Europe as a cornerstone for a sustainable and low-carbon energy future. However, to date, European efforts have primarily focused on Magnetic Confinement Fusion (MCF). Alternative approaches, such as Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF), particularly laser-driven ICF, are emerging and hold the potential to accelerate the realization of commercial fusion energy.

On behalf of TAE Technologies Inc., a leading international private fusion energy company developing sustainable, economically competitive solutions to bring abundant clean fusion energy to the grid by the 2030's, please find attached a document describing our feedback on the EU fusion strategy.

Feedback from the Swedish "INFRAfusion" consortium. We support the development of an EU-wide fusion strategy and endorse the recommendations of the Fusion Expert Group as outlined in their opinion although a stronger and better integrated governance structure for fusion in Europe would be beneficial.

Submission to the European Commission's Call for Evidence on the Development of an EU Fusion Strategy 1. Maximize EU benefits from ITER While ITER represents a central pillar of Europes magnetic confinement efforts, there is now a strategic opportunity to transfer its technical lessonssuch as diagnostics, materials engineering, and control systemsinto the domain of inertial fusion energy (IFE).

On behalf of the Faculty of Nuclear Sciences and Physical Engineering at the Czech Technical University in Prague, we are grateful for the opportunity to provide feedback to the European Commissions Call for Evidence on the development of an EU Fusion Strategy.

The attached report summarises the main takeaways from the F4E Roundtable 2025, which took place in Barcelona on 12-13 June 2026. The Roundtable brought together more than 200 representatives from EU policy, industry, SMEs, start-ups, fusion laboratories and other Big Science projects to discuss issues linked to the future of fusion in Europe.

MAIRE Group advocates the adoption of a harmonized legislative framework to support nuclear fusion, but at the same time calls for improvements to the EU nuclear fission regulations, specifically by removing obstacles to innovative modular reactor technologies.

"Stakeholder Survey Analysis on Fusion Expert Group Opinion Paper "Towards the EU Fusion Strategy", Fusion for Energy, 5 June 2025 On 7 April 2025 the European Commission published the Fusion Expert Groups (FEG) Opinion Paper Towards the EU Fusion Strategy. To obtain the views of its stakeholders, Fusion for Energy (F4E) carried out a survey between 17 April and 9 May 2025.

Response to the Call for Evidence on the Commission Communication on the EU Fusion Strategy The development of fusion energy has reached a historic inflection point. Fusion is now recognised globally as a serious and credible option for the long-term energy supply, with the potential to provide safe, environmentally friendly, and reliable power beyond 2050.

Fusion energy can contribute to closing Europes innovation gap, leveraging decarbonisation for growth, and reducing dependenciesthe essential preconditions for productivity growth that the Draghi report identifies as the existential challenge to maintaining Europes social model.

TPUE (Technologicka platforma Udrzitelna energetika, Sustainable Energy Technology Platform, based in the Czech Republic) is an association of companies, research organizations and universities focused on strategic issues in energy research, development, innovation and international cooperation. TPUE periodically drafts its Strategic Research Agenda, Deployment Strategy, Roadmaps, and Technology Foresights.

The mission of ITER is fundamental for the validation of physics and part of the technology for next steps. However, to lead the global fusion effort, the EU has to address major nuclear technology gaps beyond ITER requirements (such as tritium breeding and neutron-resistant materials), and launch the next phase of fusion development: the design and construction of a pilot European Fusion Power Plant (FPP) in an…

The European Fusion Association (EFA), a Brussels-based, non-profit industry association established in October 2024, represents 60 European companies spanning the entire fusion value chain. Our mission is to foster collaboration across science, finance, and policy to accelerate the transition of fusion energy from the laboratory to the electricity grid.

Fusion energy is neither clean nor short-term or medium-term available in terms of resource use, energy needs, investment commitment and environmental impact. Accordingly, fusion is not a means against earth heating. For six decades, science has not been able to solve the technical difficulties associated with fusion and it appears that the list of problems is becoming longer than shorter.

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The CNRS is one of Europes leading research-performing organizations, recognized for its excellence in both fundamental and applied research, and for its central role in advancing scientific knowledge and innovation for the benefit of society.

The development of a European strategy for fusion energy represents a pivotal opportunity to position the EU as a global leader in clean, secure and sovereign energy technologies. Fusion is no longer a distant scientific ambition, it is a strategic industrial challenge that requires coordinated action across regulation, investment, supply chain development and public engagement.

To the European Commission, The publication of the Fusion Expert Group's opinion paper, is a critical step forward in the conversation surrounding the future of energy in Europe. We acknowledge the report's clear emphasis on the importance of fusion as a key technology for clean, sustainable energy for the long term.

We welcome the formulation of a strategy for fusion energy. Achieving commercial use of fusion still requires considerable effort, which can be accelerated by focusing resources rather than spreading them. The impact of sudden changes on long-term projects can be substantial. Fusion projects address a wide range of engineering problems.

The University of West Bohemia (UWB), as a research and educational institution actively engaged in technical and natural sciences, welcomes the EUs long-term commitment to supporting the development of nuclear fusion. It represents one of the few technological paths capable of ensuring energy security and stability in Europe, while respecting environmental and climate commitments.

The development of the fusion strategy is based on the objective of promoting rapid and economically viable commercial application. This objective will not be achieved in the foreseeable future. The recommendations and assumptions underpinning the development of the fusion strategy come mainly from actors involved in fusion research or development.

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The Province of Noord-Brabant (Netherlands) is happy to see an EU Fusion Strategy. North Brabant differs (Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research). A renowned nuclear fusion research institute. There are companies in North Brabant that may want to invest in the EU Fusion strategy. It is important that sufficient European programmes are available to them with financial resources to be able to receive support.

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Pilot supply chains from Laboratory scale to industrial production need a new kind of business strategy. A Spin-In, a private organized longer workbench for research institutions can help to close the gap. Fusion Start-Ups have to concentrate on the machine, big industry is not interested in deep-tech developments. Research organizations are not looking for production and supply chains.

Germany’s National Metrology Institute, the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt, PTB, welcomes a European innovation strategy for the exploitation of hydrogen fusion for energy production. This technology, which is important for the decarbonisation of energy supply, requires a significant use of resources and pooling of know-how.

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Proxima Fusion is Europes fastest growing energy start-up and the first spin-out of the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics. We are committed to bringing commercial stellarator-based fusion to market, with our first net-energy demonstrator set for 2031. We welcome the European Commissions initiative to develop a Fusion Strategy.

Assystem is an engineering independent company establish in France in 1966 to support the development of the French nuclear program. Today we are 7500 employees operating in 15 countries with strong positions in France and UK. We are technologies agnostic; our business model is based on delivering engineering services to our customers. Our "DNA" was built on large and complex projects.

The Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research (DIFFER), endorses the creation of a EU-wide fusion strategy. We also support the recommendations of the Fusion Expert Group, as written down in their opinion paper Towards the EU Fusion Strategy, published in April 2025.

Feedback on EU fusion strategy Following the first experimental demonstration (first official announcement in December 2022) of ignition in the laser based indirect inertial confinement fusion scheme, achieved at the NIF laboratory (USA), laser driven fusion has undergone a strong acceleration worldwide.

Dear Members of the European Commission, Enel SpA, an international power company, highly appreciates the possibility to provide feedback on EU Fusion Strategy Consultation. For further details on our position, please refer to the document attached to this feedback.

ITERs technical success should be strategically leveraged to consolidate European industrial capabilities and launch the next phase of fusion development: the design and construction of a pilot European Fusion Reactor.

Our company, as a long-standing supplier of equipment and technologies for the ITER project, fully supports the European Commissions initiative to develop a comprehensive strategy for nuclear fusion. Fusion energy represents a strategic pillar for the future energy security, technological sovereignty, and global competitiveness of the European Union.

As noted in the EC Fusion Expert Group Opinion Paper Towards the EU fusion strategy, an innovative ecosystem .. may require adapting and harmonising regulatory frameworks, and that the approach should be proportional to the risks associated with fusion. It also recognises that insights should be drawn from existing fusion facilities such as JET and ITER.

The International Group of Legal Experts on Fusion Energy (FELEX), formed under the auspices of Fusion for Energy with support from the International Nuclear Law Association's Working Group 8, focuses on the legal frameworks essential for fusion technologies.

I would like to share my views on this highly strategic area with high potential for the future of the energy sector. The objectives listed are important and properly identified. However, I think it would be important to add hydrogen rich materials (solid hydrogen carriers) to the objective dealing with ‘tritium and plasma materials’.

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Position Paper by Focused Energy on the EU Fusion Strategy Strategic Observations on the Draft EU Fusion Strategy Focused Energy welcomes the EUs effort to define a comprehensive Fusion Strategy. However, the current draft heavily favors magnetic confinement fusion (MCF) and the ITER ecosystem, overlooking: The global momentum of laser-based inertial fusion (e.g.

We believe that targeted financial support is essential to unlock the innovative potential of SMEs in the fusion sector. We suggest the creation of a dedicated EU grant program, in collaboration with the European Innovation Council (EIC), specifically for SMEs developing fusion-enabling technologies.

We appreciate the fact that you are trying to solve the problems mentioned by Draghi in his EU Competitiveness Report, but nevertheless, we draw your attention to the fact that the EU, in order to be competitive, should not be satisfied with the problems identified in the above-mentioned report.

From: Infroton Fusion Inc. www.infrotonfusion.com Contact: [name removed], CEO ([email removed]) 1. ITER is a Scientific Showcase Not an Energy Solution The scientific and symbolic value of ITER is undeniable, but as a practical energy source, it represents a dead end.

Raw material facilitating the fusion reaction is Deuterium and Tritium highly enriched. I suggest to create an initiative for an European stock (strategic reserve) of these materials in Europe. Both reagent should be stored as liquid and made available as gas by elctrolysis if required Silantes GmbH