en.Wedoany.com Reported - Fuse, a U.S. fusion energy company, has signed a five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with Mission Support and Test Services (MSTS), the management and operations contractor for the Nevada National Security Sites (NNSS). The agreement marks a further expansion of Fuse's collaboration with the U.S. Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), deepening its integration into the U.S. nuclear security agency cooperation network.
This umbrella CRADA establishes a long-term framework for cooperation between Fuse and NNSS, with initial research projects focused on validating next-generation fusion technologies, advancing tritium capabilities, increasing neutron yield from pulsed fusion generators, and strengthening the U.S. domestic pulsed-power industrial base. The collaboration builds on Fuse's existing CRADAs with Los Alamos National Laboratory and Sandia National Laboratories, forming a comprehensive cooperation network within the NNSA system.
NNSS is an experimental, research, and training institution under the NNSA, providing unique capabilities that support nuclear stockpile stewardship, high-energy-density science, and other critical national security missions. Daniel Lowe, Principal Scientist for the NNSS Subcritical Experiment Enhanced Capabilities mission, stated that Fuse has established commercial capabilities at the forefront of pulsed-power technology, creating a unique opportunity to advance the field through collaborative research; combining Fuse's proven hardware with NNSS's technical expertise can evaluate emerging technologies, explore new approaches to dense plasma focus systems, and generate insights beneficial to national security missions and the broader fusion community.
Lisa Gordon-Hagerty, a member of Fuse's Board of Directors, stated that the United States needs to continue investing in the technologies and partnerships that underpin its strategic deterrence. This collaboration combines NNSS's unique capabilities with Fuse's rapidly advancing pulsed-power and fusion technologies to accelerate critical research supporting national security and America's long-term energy leadership.
JC Btaiche, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Fuse, stated that innovation has always been one of America's greatest strengths, and partnerships like this help preserve that advantage. Combining national laboratory expertise with private-sector agility allows for faster solutions to tougher problems and accelerates the technologies shaping the future.
Fuse Energy Technologies Corporation focuses on fusion energy commercialization, delivering next-generation radiation effects testing while advancing fusion energy commercialization, and safeguarding the competitiveness of the United States and its allies through nuclear effects testing; its subsidiary, Fuse Federal Enterprise, LLC, provides essential radiation services to U.S. government agencies, supporting critical defense and energy initiatives.
NNSS functions include maintaining the U.S. nuclear deterrent stockpile, providing nuclear and radiological emergency response capabilities and training, advancing nonproliferation and arms control initiatives, conducting national-level experiments supporting the national laboratories, carrying out activities in collaboration with national security customers and other federal agencies, and performing long-term environmental management of Cold War legacy assets. NNSS is managed and operated by MSTS, a limited liability company composed of Honeywell International, Amentum, and HII Nuclear. NNSS falls under the NNSA. The site operates under a government-owned, contractor-operated model, overseen by the NNSA Nevada Field Office in North Las Vegas.
