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UK Atomic Energy Authority to Support Pulsar Fusion with Neutron Shielding Modelling for Sunbird Fusion Propulsion Programme
Sunbird Fusion-Image An artist’s rendering of the Sunbird fusion internals BLETCHLEY, United Kingdom, Feb. 24, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Pulsar Fusion, the British space propulsion company developing advanced propulsion systems for the next era of deep-space exploration, today announced that the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) is supporting Pulsar through a specialist programme of neutron shielding and activation modelling for its Sunbird fusion propulsion initiative. The work will
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