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August 24–27, 2026
Dallas, TX|Hilton Anatole
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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.
Robotics and Remote Systems Division
April 29, 2025|1:00–2:00PM (2:00–3:00PM EDT)
Available to All Users
This webinar is the second installment in a series highlighting R&D efforts from industry, national laboratories, and universities. The webinar focuses on R&D at three universities, each presenting a brief overview of their program and then an interesting problem and their solution utilizing robotics and remote handling.
Leonel Lagos
Associate Professor / Director of Research, Florida International University
Mitchell Pryor
Research Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Y Z
Professor and Engineering physics Chair, University of Michigan
Moderator: Adam J. Carroll
Senior Engineer & Chair of RRSD, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
