Xuan Gu Bao·2025-12-29 14:41Industry Overview - The 2026 Nuclear Fusion Technology and Industry Conference will be held in Hefei, Anhui from January 16 to 17, 2026, focusing on promoting collaborative innovation and results transformation in the nuclear fusion industry chain [1] - Controlled nuclear fusion has been included in top-level planning as a future industry, with significant capital expenditure entering an upward cycle [1] - Hefei has established a leading global cluster of fusion devices, covering multiple key technology links of magnetic confinement fusion, with 37% of the country's related patents [1] - The demand for electricity driven by AI computing power is increasing the importance of controlled nuclear fusion as a "ultimate energy," with the industry entering the "engineering feasibility verification" stage [1] Company Insights - Hezhong Intelligent is leading in the manufacturing process of fusion reactor vacuum chambers, benefiting from the construction of the Hefei fusion industry cluster [2] - Western Superconducting is a core supplier for nuclear fusion, deeply involved in domestic and international fusion projects, and is the only supplier of low-temperature superconducting wire for the ITER project in China, with the CRAFT project delivery expected in 2024 [2]