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Clean tech startup Fluxnium found a way to tap 50,000 years’ worth of nuclear fuel

Written and edited by the WorldPing NewsdeskPublished Updated Original reporting: TechCrunch

What happened

Fluxnium's fibers can extract uranium directly from seawater, which has enough of the nuclear fuel to power thousands of generations.

Key facts

  • Reported by TechCrunch and published Wed, 16 Sep 2026 13:00:00 UTC.

Why it matters

Platform, chip and AI decisions set the terms other companies have to build on, so a single announcement here tends to ripple through products, supply chains and regulation.

What to watch next

  • Availability, pricing and rollout regions
  • Independent testing or verification of the claims made
  • Responses from regulators and competing platforms

Coverage timeline

When each newsroom published on this story, oldest first — all times UTC.

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