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DOE’s latest fusion energy road map aims to bridge known gaps
The Department of Energy introduced a Fusion Science & Technology (S&T) Roadmap on October 16 as a national “Build–Innovate–Grow” strategy to develop and commercialize fusion energy by the mid-2030s by aligning public investment and private innovation. Hailed by Darío Gil, the DOE’s new undersecretary for science, as bringing “unprecedented coordination across America's fusion enterprise” and advancing President Trump’s January 2025 executive order, on “Unleashing American Energy,” the road map echoes plans issued by the DOE’s Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) in 2023 and 2024, with a new emphasis on the convergence of AI and fusion.
The road map release coincided with other fusion energy events held this week in Washington, D.C., and beyond.
H. Kislev, G. H. Miley
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 10 | Number 3 | November 1986 | Pages 1270-1275
Inertial Confinement Fusion Target and Reaction Chamber Technology | doi.org/10.13182/FST86-A24906
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We propose an optical sensing based neutron streak camera for ICF burn studies. The conversion of the neutron flux to optical signal is gained through measuring the time dependent optical attenuation (darkening) of a fissile material doped fiber optics. The miniature sensor enables a sensing distance of > 2 cm from the target, such that the neutron doppler broadening can be neglected. An additional major advantage over the current designs is that the streak camera is removed from the intense radiation field. Estimates of minimum yield requirements, darkening time response, and overall temporal resolution are presented.
