Research Areas: Magnetic Fusion Energy

LIFT is bridging the gap between research and functional power plants by building collaborative frameworks to identify and tackle these key scientific hurdles while leaning on LLNL’s historical expertise to support the development of infrastructure, supply chain, and talent.

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  Sustaining Burning Plasma
High time-average fusion power gain Q producing a net electricity output
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  Managing Exhaust 
Remove particles & heat impacting material boundaries
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  Core-Edge Integration
Avoid damaging materials while keeping core hot
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  Plasma Diagnostics
Measure & control plasma properties from core to boundary
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  Theory, Model, Computation
Interpret, predict, optimize, design, extrapolate to new devices