Visiting the site of the Chernobyl disaster left a major impact on Cassandra Harris. Originally a trip planned to learn what happened, speak to people on the ground, and improve her general knowledge of alternative energy sources, Cassandra’s trip also opened her mind to a more specific question: whether or not a safer, even more efficient alternative to fission reactors could be found and used to improve humanity. It’s an even more relevant topic these days as fuel prices shoot through the roof, the effects of which will be experienced by billions of people around the world as the winter begins to set in — and far beyond.  The answer, she would discover, is fusion, a concept which few can explain as well as Richard Dinan, a fuel and energy scientist and the founder of Pulsar Fusion, a fusion energy venture aiming to be the European leader in commercial nuclear fusion technology, through leveraging R&D advances into industrial products across the aerospace and energy sectors.  After running Cassandra through Pulsar Fusions mission to harness the power of R&D developments in the nuclear sector and use them for propulsion well before fusion-based energy is a common occurrence, Richard talks a bit about the science behind it — with the main point that the universe has chosen fusion to power itself, and humanity should strive to emulate nature. Richard then discusses some of their achievements to date, including testing engines with the support of the UK government and the RAF, as well as their fundraising goals and eventual plans for commercialisation, before ending with some advice for potential entrepreneurs looking to enter the space.

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