Viimeiset ydinfissiolla sähköä tuottavat voimalat suljettiin Saksassa huhtikuussa 2023. Fuusioydinvoimaan Saksa sen sijaan haluaa panostaa etujoukoissa. Fuusioratkaisuja kehitetään kiihkeästi myös monissa muissa maissa.

The United States approach to nuclear energy is interesting, to say the least. Of all the countries harnessing the power of the atom, the United States is perhaps the most privatized nuclear energy system in the world. Most countries treat nuclear fission as a government affair — China runs its reactors through state-owned enterprises, and France went so far as to fully renationalize its main nuclear company in 2023. The States, meanwhile, leave their reactors almost entirely in the hands of the private sector.

Disciples of the free market will tell you this is exactly how things should be. If you don’t have a financial stake in the nuclear race, however, you might notice this arrangement comes with side effects like chronic understaffing and public subsidies of private profit. It also raises serious safety questions as a rising number of nuclear startups jostle for a piece of the atomic pie.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-08-28/nvidia-joins-google-to-fund-commonwealth-s-fusion-power-plant