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DOE awards $134M for fusion research and development
The Department of Energy announced on Wednesday that it has awarded $134 million in funding for two programs designed to secure U.S. leadership in emerging fusion technologies and innovation. The funding was awarded through the DOE’s Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program in the Office of Science and will support the next round of Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) collaboratives and the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy (INFUSE) awards.
R. Maingi, A. Lumsdaine, J. P. Allain, L. Chacon, S. A. Gourlay, C. M. Greenfield, J. W. Hughes, D. Humphreys, V. Izzo, H. McLean, J. E. Menard, B. Merrill, J. Rapp, O. Schmitz, C. Spadaccini, Z. Wang, A. E. White, B. D. Wirth
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 75 | Number 3 | April 2019 | Pages 167-177
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2019.1565912
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
The U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee was charged “to identify the most promising transformative enabling capabilities (TEC) for the U.S. to pursue that could promote efficient advance toward fusion energy, building on burning plasma science and technology.” A subcommittee of U.S. technical experts was formed and received community input in the form of white papers and presentations on the charge questions. The subcommittee identified four “most promising transformative enabling capabilities”:
1. advanced algorithms
2. high critical temperature superconductors
3. advanced materials and manufacturing
4. novel technologies for tritium fuel cycle control.
In addition, one second-tier TEC, defined as a “promising transformative enabling capability,” was identified: fast-flowing liquid-metal plasma-facing components. Each of these TECs presents a tremendous opportunity to accelerate fusion science and technology toward power production. Dedicated investment in these TECs for fusion systems is needed to capitalize on the rapid advances being made for a variety of nonfusion applications to fully realize their transformative potential for fusion energy.