• First Light Fusion, a British fusion energy startup, has signed a long-term agreement with IDOM, a Spanish engineering provider, to develop a fusion reactor chamber. 

• Under the agreement, First Light and IDOM will collaborate on the design work of a fusion reactor chamber to be deployed at First Light’s pilot fusion energy power plant. The 150-megawatt pilot plant is planned to be launched in the next decade.

• IDOM will work with First Light to scope the design, by providing detailed analysis and alternatives for the reactor head, the reactor vessel, and its other components.

<ul><li> Analyst QuickTake : The partnership is followed by First Light’s achievement of fusion energy. The company produced the world’s first fusion result generated using projectile technology in April 2022 . As the next step, First Light plans to develop a “gain” experiment, where the amount of energy created exceeds the amount of energy consumed to spark the reaction. The company also expects to continue its collaboration with IDOM to solve engineering-related issues with the commercialization of fusion energy.</ul>