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2026 ANS Annual Conference
May 31–June 3, 2026
Denver, CO|Sheraton Denver
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From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the early 2030s. And the plans don’t end there. CFS wants to deploy “thousands” of fusion power plants capable of accelerating a global energy transition.
Plenary Session
Wednesday, October 9, 2024|10:30AM–12:00PM MDT|Arena
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The promise of practical fusion energy is a common theme in the news today. There are government funded activities as well as privately-funded activities, with investment in the latter growing to over seven billion U.S. dollars. Fusion energy promises to provide clean and globally accessible energy. This panel, representing both government and private entities, will discuss the challenges to deployment of fusion energy, and how those challenges can be overcome, as well the potential timelines to realization of practical fusion energy.
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