Milestone Based Nuclear Fusion Development Program Support and Demonstration

Fusion Development Support and Demonstration Activities Opportunities

On September 22, 2002 the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced up to $50 million to launch a new milestone-based fusion development program.

The Idaho National Lab (INL), managed and operated by Battelle Energy Alliance, LLC (BEA), has been involved in fusion research for over 30 years in support of the Department of Energy’s (DOE) mission of seeking clean, safe and economic fusion energy. The INL’s Fusion Safety Program (FSP) is the Office of Fusion Energy Science’s (OFES’s) Lead Laboratory for Magnetic Fusion Energy (MFE) Safety. INL is interested in partnering with the Fusion Industry to support development and demonstration activities. These are some of the unique capabilities that can be leveraged:

• INL is excited to discuss the collaboration opportunities leveraging on the following capabilities:

  • Enabling nuclear technologies (e.g. tritium, beryllium, plasma facing components, liquid metal and molten salt breeders)
  • Accelerating fusion materials qualification through Advanced Test Reactor testing (e.g. boosted fast spectrum test rig)
  • Accelerating FPP demonstration through the National Reactor Innovation Center (e.g. Demonstration test beds, experimental facilities, Virtual test Bed, regulatory risk reduction activities)
  • Modeling and simulation for FPP safety assessment (e.g. MELCOR-Fusion, used for ITER licensing as nuclear installation)
  • Multi-physics modeling and simulation (e.g. MOOSE-TMAP)
  • Digital Innovation (e.g., digital twin, resilient control system, Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning applications, advanced nuclear sensors and instrumentation)
• Please check the following links for more information:
  • Detailed background information & presentations related to INL’s capabilities to support fusion are available, and being regularly updated, in this folder: https://inlbox.box.com/s/v8yc5wif559khxcmwwrpn5ambi0ktjsg
  • INL fact sheets: https://factsheets.inl.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx
  • National Reactor Innovation Center: https://nric.inl.gov/
  • Digital Innovation Center of Excellence: https://dice.inl.gov/
  • INL fusion program: https://fusionsafety.inl.gov/SitePages/Home.aspx

If you are interested in learning more about INL Capabilities and/or Partnering with INL, please reach out to the point of contacts by October 7, 2022

INL Business Development Contact: Lori Braase, Business Development Executive, Lori.Braase@inl.gov

DOE National Reactor Innovation Center: Ashley Finan, Director, Ashley.Finan@inl.gov

INL Point of Contact: Pattrick Calderoni, INL Fusion Safety Program Senior Technical Advisor, Pattrick.Calderoni@inl.gov

INL Point of Contact for INFUSE: Masashi Shimada, INL Fusion Safety Program Technical Lead, Masashi.Shimada@inl.gov