On February 9, Joint European Torus researchers from the EUROfusion consortium documented the generation of 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy, more than doubling the previous 1997 record.
ORNL manages the Innovation Network for Fusion Energy Program, or INFUSE, with Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, to help the private sector find solutions to technical challenges that need to be resolved to make practical fusion energy a reality.
Drawing talent from fission, fusion, and materials science, a team led by FFESD is exploring research that will help position the Oak Ridge National Laboratory as the host of the first U.S. fusion pilot plant
ORNL's Larry Baylor and Andrew Lupini have been elected fellows of the American Physical Society.
A method called synthetic diagnostics could inform disruption mitigation systems for high-power fusion devices such as the ITER tokamak now in assembly.
Staff at Oak Ridge National Laboratory organized transport for a powerful component that is critical to the world’s largest experiment, the international ITER project.
ITER’s success will depend in part on subduing potential plasma instabilities. This ORNL team is tackling the challenge with shattered pellet injection.
Scientists at Oak Ridge National Laboratory are studying how silicon carbide — one of the most temperature-resistant materials available — could be used to design and build the next generation of fusion reactors with the help of additive manufacturing t
Diego Del-Castillo-Negrete, a distinguished staff member in the Fusion Energy Division, was cited for Outstanding Technical Achievement – National Laboratory. He will be recognized during the GMiS annual conference, which will be held virtually Oct.
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