Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion is aiming to secure around €2bn to build a test facility in Germany, more than half of which the company expects to be supplied by the federal government.
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February 26, 2026
Nuclear startup Proxima Fusion eyes €1.2bn from German government
CEO confident of winning government tender set to launch later this year
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