A public-private team of fusion pioneers – Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS), the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), and Oak Ridge National Laboratory – has unveiled an AI breakthrough that could reshape the future of fusion plasma research.

The new system, called HEAT-ML, can identify safe zones inside a reactor in milliseconds, replacing a process that once took more than 30 minutes.

By protecting sensitive components from the blistering heat of superheated plasma, this advance could accelerate the design and operation of next-generation fusion power plants.

An AI tool, developed by CFS, PPPL, and Oak Ridge, maps fusion plasma heat in milliseconds, protecting reactors and advancing clean energy.