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Advances in Fusion Science

Pushing fusion conversations to the forefront.

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How Fusion Energy Works.

Fusion powers the sun and the stars, where immense forces compress and heat hydrogen plasma, fusing it into helium and releasing enormous amounts of energy. Commercial systems seek to replicate this fusion process, but need to create the pressure and heat by means other than gravity.

Fusion fuel has an energy density that is millions of times greater than fossil fuels.

Three factors put fusion at the forefront of conversations about the planet’s clean energy future:

Fusion Science

Experts in the fusion field have more powerful tools today. They are increasingly able to model and understand the fundamental physics of fusion and, as a result, more properly control the behaviour of fusion plasma. Learn how General Fusion’s plasma injector systems have put these tools to use.

Enabling Technologies

Supercomputing, artificial intelligence, advanced composite materials, high-speed digital control systems, and additive manufacturing (3D printing) offer a wide range of new ways to resolve historical barriers to practical fusion energy. Learn about our practical approach to fusion energy.

Private Industry

After decades of government-led research programs, business leaders have taken initiative to bring entrepreneurial, business-oriented approaches to commercializing fusion energy. In just a few years, investors have injected more than $6 billion into private fusion companies. Learn more about what motivates General Fusion’s investors.

Building value around new and existing technology.

The core technologies required for Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) make our approach practical.

We invent and maintain intellectual property where we can achieve the greatest gains. We innovate where we can maximize the application of proven industrial technologies. This balance allows us to design a cost-effective fusion energy facility.

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Leading us to a net-zero future.

“Today, fusion energy is considered one of the key technologies capable of leading us to a net-zero future, with the International Atomic Energy Association ranking it “among the most environmentally friendly sources of energy.”

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The art of building winning partnerships.

General Fusion will maximize the value of fusion technology by taking it out of the lab to industry leaders.

We are specialists and we know the best work happens with multidisciplinary teams. Establishing successful partnerships worldwide allows us to pay attention to characteristics of what energy consumers need all over the planet. To fulfill our mission, the design of our commercial fusion plant must benefit users anywhere.

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September 19, 2024

New third-party analyses support General Fusion’s MTF technology path to commercialization

SRNL and UKAEA, labs renowned for neutronics simulation, tritium innovation, and fuel cycle R&D, recently reviewed key parameters of the company’s unique approach to practical fusion energy RICHMOND, British Columbia (September 19, 2024): New analyses from the U.S. Savannah River

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September 18, 2024

Savannah River National Laboratory – General Fusion 2023 INFUSE Report

Executive Summary This report describes the results from an INFUSE research project, where Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL) in collaboration with General Fusion (GF) used process modeling to understand and optimize commercial power plant (CPP) fuel cycle designs based on

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September 18, 2024

UK Atomic Energy Authority – General Fusion TBR Analysis

Summary This UKAEA report details TBR analysis for General Fusion’s MTF concept for fusion power. Simplified neutronics modelling, based on a small, dense magnetized Deuterium-Tritium plasma surrounded by a thick layer of liquid, breeder metal was performed. Lithium and lithium-lead

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August 8, 2024

Canadian Nuclear Laboratories and Business Development Bank of Canada Announce $20 Million Lead Investment in General Fusion

General Fusion is pleased to share that the funding for our LM26 program has reached CA$71 million since its launch in 2023, with a new CA$20 million investment from Canadian Nuclear Laboratories (CNL), Canada’s premier nuclear science and technology organization,

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July 31, 2024

Electromagnetic Lithium Ring Compression for Magnetized Target Fusion Application: Trajectories

Abstract To achieve commercially relevant fusion conditions in a magnetized plasma, rapid and efficient heating must surpass heat loss. In Magnetized Target Fusion (MTF) experiments, which heat plasma by compression, a magnetic flux conserver made of metal is essential for

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July 31, 2024

Electromagnetic Lithium Ring Compression for Magnetized Target Fusion Application: Shell Buckling

Abstract Magnetized target fusion (MTF) relies on rapidly compressing magnetized plasma within a flux conserver to attain fusion conditions. Maintaining the smoothness and symmetry of the plasma-facing surface during compression is crucial, as any asymmetric deformation or buckling of the

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