Four researchers from San Diego-based General Atomics have received awards totaling $6.9 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to continue their work on harnessing the vast potential of nuclear fusion as a source of energy.
In addition, DOE granted $7.8 million to eight researchers across the country to come to General Atomics to perform research at the DIII-D National Fusion Facility that houses what is called a “tokamak” — a doughnut-shaped fusion reactor that is crucial in the pursuit of making nuclear fusion work on a practical level. General Atomics operates the largest tokamak in the nation for the DOE.
Funding “is highly competitive,” said Dave Hill, the director of DIII-D, “and I think this shows that DIII-D is cutting edge and generates a lot of interest and attracts a lot of people wanting to use it.”
Ron Nikolewski – San Diego Union-Tribune – August 3, 2018.
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