Fusion Funding

Current funding (Funding name – Funding source – Collaborators):

  • Fusion Innovation Research Engine (FIRE) – DOE – PPPL, ORNL, SRNL, Exo-fusion, MIT, PSU, PU & VCU
  • Creating Hardened And Durable fusion first Wall Incorporating Centralized knowledge (CHADWICK) – ARPA-E – SRNL & CSM
  • U.S. Domestic Liquid Metal Plasma Facing Component Development Program (LMPFC-2) – DOE – PPPL, ORNL and PU
  • Helion External Research Collaboration for Universities, Labs and Enterprise Scientists (HERCULES) – Helion Energy
  • Advanced Limiter-divertor Plasma-facing Systems (ALPS) – DOE
  • Compact Toroidal Concepts (CTC) program – DOE – PSU

Funding in the last three years:

  • Li pellet production (LiPP) – Stellarex
  • Milestone-Based Fusion Development (MBFD) Program – DOE – Tokamak Energy Inc
  • Plasma Chemistry studies – Tokamak Energy
  • Loop development (APOLLO) – Tokamak Energy
  • Innovation Network for FUSion Energy (INFUSE) – DOE – Tokamak Energy
  • Material studies in liquid metals – General Fusion
  • U.S. Domestic Liquid Metal Plasma Facing Components Development Program (LMPFC) – DOE – PPPL, ORNL & UCLA
Center for Plasma-Material Interactions
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