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Zap Energy

Integrated fission, fusion, and hybrid nuclear energy company

zapenergy.com

Headquarters: Everett, United States
Founded year: 2017
Company type: Private company
Number of employees: 150–200
Industry: Electric Utilities

Last updated June 23

Latest news about Zap Energy

In short: Zap Energy added fission to its fusion strategy and appointed Zabrina Johal CEO.

Company announcements

April 29 Zap Energy

Zap Energy elevates side hustle to core strategy

The New York Times covered this shift today.

April 29 Zap Energy

Zap Energy appoints a new CEO and advances its strategy

The company shifts to an integrated fission and fusion platform. Zabrina Johal leads leadership changes aimed at scaling near-term nuclear deployment and accelerating long-term commercialization goals.

March 25 Zap Energy

Zap Energy ranks #16 in 2026 America's Top GreenTech Companies

The ranking assesses environmental impact, innovation, and financial strength. It is the highest-ranked fusion company and top Washington State company on the list.

March 16 Zap Energy

UW researchers lead nuclear fusion development

They harness miniature sun power to meet sustainable energy demand. Date is March 16, 2026.

Media coverage

June 23 MSN

Zap Energy becomes the first fusion company to add traditional nuclear fission to its business — a move that stunned the industry

Zap Energy, the Seattle-area startup that has spent nearly a decade chasing fusion power through an unconventional plasma technique, announced in June 2026 that it...

May 10 MSN

Zap Energy launches dual fission-fusion strategy with new CEO

New nuclear direction: Zap Energy will develop both fission and fusion power, a first for a private firm, to balance long-term research with near-term deployment...

May 8 MSN

Zap Energy to merge fusion and fission in 10 MW reactor plan

Dual nuclear leap: Zap Energy will combine fission and fusion in a single platform, starting with a 10 MW underground reactor based on the Japanese...

May 5 Interesting Engineering

US fusion firm adds fission tech using 10MW underground microreactor

While Interesting Engineering has previously reported how nuclear fission is poised to make a comeback, a fusion energy company adding fission to its lineup is...

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