Good Clean Energy
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TAE Technologies
Unlocking the fusion industry supply chain, with Kyoto Fusioneering’s Richard Pearson
26 minutes Posted Jun 4, 2025 at 5:33 pm.
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In this episode, Kyoto Fusioneering co-founder Dr. Richard Pearson shares how his company is supplying the essential technology components others need to succeed. Rather than building reactors, Kyoto focuses on the “picks and shovels” of fusion, including systems such as: 

  • Gyrotrons: High-frequency microwave devices to heat plasma in magnetic fusion reactors. 
  • Fuel Cycle Systems: Enabling closed-loop fuel recycling, especially critical for companies pursuing deuterium-tritium fusion, which requires rare tritium.
  • Liquid Breeding Blankets: Systems that use lithium to breed tritium and absorb neutron energy.

Regardless of the fusion method, every reactor needs a robust system to contain, fuel and extract energy from plasma. As fusion inches closer to commercialization, Kyoto Fusioneering is addressing these universal engineering needs by positioning itself not as a competitor in the race to build reactors, but as the key supplier helping everyone win that race.


Full transcript: https://tae.com/unlocking-the-fusion-industry-supply-chain-with-kyoto-fusioneerings-richard-pearson/


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