Fusion Energy Sciences Research

To develop fusion power as an affordable and reliable energy source, scientists must resolve foundational science and technology gaps.

To address these challenges, FES has four major science areas for fusion research:

• Theory, Simulation, and Artificial Intelligence
• Fusion Materials and Internal Components
• Sustain a Burning Plasma
• Closing the Fusion Cycle

FES also pursues discovery research into plasma science and technology to provide the scientific underpinning for fusion energy and other technologies.

FES invests in foundational research in artificial intelligence and machine learning to accelerate progress in fusion energy science and technologies; quantum information science for future fusion diagnostics; and microelectronics for radiation hardened systems for fusion environments.