Commonwealth Fusion Systems
OrganizationHeard in 2 episodes across 2 shows since Aug 2026
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) is an American fusion power company founded in 2018 as a spin-off from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The company aims to build a commercial, compact fusion power plant based on the ARC tokamak design using high-temperature superconducting magnets.
Episodes
First heard
Expert statements
Episodes per month
Public PodLume episodes featuring it, over the last year.
Show the data
| Month | Episodes |
|---|---|
| Nov 2025 | 0 |
| Dec 2025 | 0 |
| Jan 2026 | 0 |
| Feb 2026 | 0 |
| Mar 2026 | 0 |
| Apr 2026 | 0 |
| May 2026 | 0 |
| Jun 2026 | 0 |
| Jul 2026 | 0 |
| Aug 2026 | 1 |
| Sep 2026 | 1 |
| Oct 2026 | 0 |
What experts have said about Commonwealth Fusion Systems
1 statement · 1 positive
Commonwealth Fusion Systems plans a fusion reactor reaching break-even at roughly 600 megawatts.
“instead of a 5 gigawatt reactor being necessary to be break even, they can do it in like 600 megawatts is their plan.”
Open the episode · 200GW Hiding in Grid, Sodium Batteries 10x Cheaper, Wave-Powered Datacenters w/ Ramez Naam | EP #280Listen at 1:24:13
Statements are attributed to the speaker as said on the episode and reflect their view at the time, not PodLume's. They are not advice.
Episodes
2 episodes featuring Commonwealth Fusion Systems, newest first
