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DOE approves Xcimer’s laser fusion power plant design
The Department of Energy has approved Xcimer Energy's Athena fusion power plant preconceptual technical design. With this milestone achieved, the Denver, Colo.-based company is now moving forward with its plans to develop economical laser inertial confinement fusion using two beamlines, gas laser technology, and a molten salt fusion chamber.
The National Ignition Facility at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory demonstrated net energy gain from inertial confinement fusion in 2022 using solid-state glass lasers and 192 beamlines.
Decommissioning Environmental Sciences and Remote Technology 2024
Plenary Session|Panel
Monday, November 18, 2024|1:00–2:45PM EST|Merritt 1/2
Mike Carpenter
Senior Vice President Engineering, Energy Solutions
Kristan Schruder
Deputy Vice President Decommissioning and Site Operations, Canadian National Laboratories
Moriyasu Abe
Vice President (Safety & Quality), Fukishima Daiichi D&D Company Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings
Jennifer McCloskey
Project Manager, Office of Infrastructure and D & D, Office of Environmental Management U.S. Department of Energy, Washington DC
James Byrne
Decommissioning Specialist, Empyrean, Principal, Byrne & Assoc., LLC