U.S. Fusion Energy

OPPORTUNITY: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is seeking a Postdoctoral Research Associate who will focus on supporting the advancement of plasma heating and current drive and integrated radio frequency (RF) technology development as part of programs supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Science Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) Program and other related public and private partnerships. This role is expected to involve the development of rf materials and technology across sub-scale and large test stands and facilities that support projects like U.S. ITER and the Material Plasma Exposure experiment (MPEX), and the U.S. ITER project which are supported by the U.S. DOE Office of Science Fusion Energy Sciences (FES). #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward #stemjobs #stemcareers #stemedu https://lnkd.in/gCweyn2g

Deuterium and tritium, both isotopes of hydrogen, are generally accepted as the most promising pair of fuels for fusion energy production. ?? Altering the properties and proportions of these fuels could overcome some of the major barriers to making fusion a practical energy source. Lab researchers Ahmed Diallo, Jason Parisi and Jacob Schwartz have identified how to use a process known as spin polarization to adjust the quantum properties of the fuel for peak efficiency. ?? By aligning the fuels' quantum spin and changing the ratio of deuterium to tritium, the approach could boost tritium burn efficiency by up to 10 times, reducing tritium needs and lowering fusion system costs. ?? Get the details ?? https://bit.ly/4evhZYs. ?? Illustration by Kyle Palmer.

“On 1 November 2024, ITER formally launched its new project for Private Sector Fusion Engagement (PSFE). The first exchanges with private sector startups have taken place, supported by the PSFE Help Desk.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward https://lnkd.in/guWrw963

AUDIO: A fusion reactor promises almost limitless energy—if we can build it. Physicist Tammy Ma explains how her team achieved fusion ignition, a crucial milestone powered by the world's largest laser. #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward #podcast #lasers #plasma #plasmas #plasmaphysics #plasmascience #ignition #confinement https://lnkd.in/gdNx9G4Y

“Now that we have achieved and repeated fusion ignition,” said Tammy Ma, lead for LLNL’s inertial fusion energy institutional initiative, “the Lab is rapidly applying our decades of know-how into solving the core physics and engineering challenges that come with the monumental task of building the fusion ecosystem necessary for a laser fusion power plant. The mass production of ignition-grade targets is one of these, and cutting-edge 3D printing could help get us there.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward https://lnkd.in/gwjYAVMY

“Right now, there is great interest in fusion energy in many quarters — from the private sector to government to the general public,” says the study’s principal investigator (PI) Robert C. Armstrong, MITEI’s former director and the Chevron Professor of Chemical Engineering, Emeritus. “In undertaking this study, our goal was to provide a balanced, fact-based, analysis-driven guide to help us all understand the prospects for fusion going forward.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward https://lnkd.in/ggPpTitg

To support the next generation of researchers, the DOE Computational Science Graduate Fellowship is now open for applications. Fellows are students pursuing Ph.Ds in fields that use high-performance computing to solve science and engineering problems: https://lnkd.in/e9sXhHTT

“The Plasma Physics and Fusion Energy Pathfinder is focused on the use of remote HPC by experiments running at the?DIII-D National Fusion Facility?at General Atomics in San Diego, CA.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward #HPC #computing #workflow https://lnkd.in/g_4EFmVY

“Commonwealth Fusion has crossed a key threshold on its quest to generate clean power. It’s eyeing shuttered fossil-fuel plants as prime sites to do so.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusionforward https://lnkd.in/g3NvZZ8J

“It’s kind of the Wild West right now,” said Richard Magee, vice president of physics research at the fusion company TAE Technologies. “It’s going to be really interesting to see who’s still standing in 10 years.” #fusion #fusionenergy #fusioforward https://lnkd.in/gWeieZ2U