Inertial Fusion Technologies Laboratoriesįollowing the visit to DIII-D, the group toured GA’s inertial fusion laboratories, where they learned about GA’s participation in the science-based stockpile stewardship program and its contributions to the ground-breaking fusion ignition achieved at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in December 2022. Announced in March 2022, the Decadal Vision accelerates the timeframe for deploying the first generation of fusion pilot plants by the early 2030s. While at DIII-D, the delegation received an overview of the facility and learned how its research team is supporting the goals of the Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy. At such extremely high temperatures, and under enormous pressures created by the electromagnets, hydrogen isotopes fuse together to create helium and release energy. To achieve fusion conditions relevant for energy production, DIII-D’s plasma must be heated to temperatures exceeding 100 million degrees Celsius-approximately 10 times the temperature at the center of the sun. The DIII-D machine is a tokamak, which uses powerful electromagnets to shape and confine plasma. Richard Buttery, Director of the DIII-D National Fusion Facility. Beyer and his staff made the trip to see us in action,” said Dr.
“Fusion is our best chance at making affordable, safe, carbon-free electricity, and the people working at this facility are dedicating their lives to advancing fusion science for the world. As the largest magnetic fusion research facility in the United States and one of the most flexible tokamaks in the world, DIII-D runs innovative experiments and research campaigns that cannot be conducted anywhere else. DIII-D’s mission is to pioneer the science and innovative technologies that will enable the development of fusion as a clean energy source.
The visit began at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, an Office of Science user facility operated by GA on behalf of the U.S. DIII-D, the Inertial Fusion Laboratories, and the Magnet Technologies Center each demonstrate the power of collaboration across industry, national labs, university researchers, and even nations,” said Rep. “I was grateful to visit General Atomics’ facilities and see the great work on both magnetic confinement and inertial fusion technologies that their scientists are contributing to the fusion space. “We are very appreciative that he took his valuable time to come see the efforts GA is making to push the boundaries of magnetic and inertial fusion research and development.” Anantha Krishnan, Senior Vice President of the Energy Group. “General Atomics is a globally recognized leader in the advancement of fusion science, research, and technology, and we were thrilled to have this opportunity to showcase our capabilities to Rep. Staff members from the offices of Representatives Beyer, Darrell Issa (R-CA), and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) also joined the visit. (VA), Chair of the Congressional Fusion Caucus, visited General Atomics (GA) to tour the DIII-D National Fusion Facility and GA’s inertial fusion fabrication facilities. San Diego, May 8 – Last week, Representative Donald S. Beyer tours DIII-D National Fusion Facility, GA’s inertial fusion manufacturing laboratories, and ITER Central Solenoid fabrication facility
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