Modeling and simulation has a long history with researchers and scientists exploring fusion energy technologies through The US Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Scientific Discovery Through Advanced Computing (SciDAC). Researchers and scientists in the Department of Energy are developing new tools to predict the performance, reliability and economics of fusion reactor concepts. The new computational tools will allow researchers to explore in ways never before practical, at the level of detail dictated by the governing phenomena, all the way from important changes in plasma materials interactions and disruption mitigation all the way to the full-scale system studies of complete fusion power plants. Modeling and simulation activities may include, but are not limited to:
- Physics, engineering and/or materials modeling/simulation
- Plant costing (e.g., models focused on cost to build a fusion plant and cost drivers for a fusion plant or essential subcomponents/systems, such as tritium processing)
- Technoeconomic modeling focused on cost-of-electricity or other products (e.g., process heat) for fusion plants
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DOE Webinar June 4, 2025
Fusion Public-Private Partnership Topics in the Open Notice  A webinar will be held to provide information to the community about public-private partnership opportunities in Fusion Energy Sciences. This webinar will highlight information and opportunities related to FES topic areas in the current Open NOFO (DE-FOA-0003432), including: 1. New applicants to the Milestone program, via topic
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FY2025 awards expected to be announced at the end of June 2025.
Awards are expected to be announced at the end of June, as announced at the FY2025 Virtual Workshop.
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SAVE THE DATE: INFUSE Annual RFA Kick-Off
Mark your calendars for the Fall 2025 INFUSE RFA Kick-Off held at Oak Ridge National Laboratory November 5-7, 2025. Full details about the workshop will be released at a later date. Note that the 16th International Symposium on Fusion Nuclear Technology will be held the following week (November 9-14) nearby at the Knoxville Convention Center
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