Fusion Energy Sciences program
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The Fusion Energy Sciences program is a U.S. Department of Energy research initiative focused on advancing the science and technology needed to develop fusion as a practical, clean energy source.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
U.S. Department of Energy program
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research program → |
| administeredBy |
Office of Science
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| aimsTo |
improve understanding of plasma behavior in fusion conditions
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| collaboratesWith |
ITER project
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international fusion research programs → |
| country |
United States
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| emphasis |
long-term fusion energy development
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science-based approach to fusion energy → |
| field |
fusion energy
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fusion technology → plasma physics → |
| focusesOn |
fusion nuclear science
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inertial fusion energy science → magnetic confinement fusion → plasma-material interactions → |
| funds |
major U.S. fusion experimental facilities
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| goal |
advance the science of high-energy-density plasmas
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advance the science of magnetically confined plasmas → develop fusion as a practical energy source → support development of fusion energy systems → |
| mission |
advance the science and technology of fusion energy
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contribute to a low-carbon energy future → |
| objective |
develop predictive capability for fusion plasmas
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enable a fusion pilot plant → train the next generation of fusion scientists and engineers → understand and control burning plasmas → |
| partOf |
U.S. Department of Energy
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| policyContext |
U.S. energy research and development strategy
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| researchArea |
fusion materials
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high-energy-density laboratory plasmas → innovative confinement concepts → plasma diagnostics → plasma heating and current drive → plasma theory and computation → stellarator physics → tokamak physics → |
| sponsor |
fusion energy science research grants
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| supports |
computational fusion science
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experimental fusion facilities → fusion technology development → industry collaborations in fusion → national laboratory fusion research → public–private partnerships in fusion energy → theoretical fusion research → university fusion research → |
| typeOfEnergyTargeted |
clean energy
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low-carbon energy → |
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Office of Science
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