General Atomics ABOUT PRODUCTS & TECHNOLOGY PROCUREMENT NEWS & MEDIA CAREERS CONTACT VISITOR INFORMATION DIII-D National Fusion Facility The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, operated by General Atomics for the U.S. Department of Energy, is a world-leading research facility that is pioneering the science and innovative techniques that will enable the development of nuclear fusion as an energy source for the next generation. DIII-D is the product of evolving fusion research at GA going back to the 1950s. Early tokamak designs, starting in the 1960s, were circular in cross-section, but GA scientists developed the “doublet,” a configuration with an elongated hourglass-shaped plasma cross-section. The Doublet I, II, and III tokamaks in the 1970s and 1980s showed that this approach allowed for a hotter and denser stable plasma. Further research led to a modification of Doublet III in the mid-1980s to DIII-D’s current D-shaped cross-section. Successes with this configuration inspired many other devices to adopt the D-shape, including JET (UK), TCV (Switzerland), ASDEX-U (Germany), JT-60U (Japan), KSTAR (Korea), and EAST (China). The DIII-D National Fusion Facility Bringing a Star to Earth: Fusion Energy Research at DIII-D With support from the DOE and substantial international collaboration, DIII-D has been conducting groundbreaking fusion research since the mid-1980s. DIII-D has over 100 participating institutions and a research team of more than 600 users. Research at DIII-D has produced hundreds of peer-reviewed articles that have advanced the state of the art in the understanding of fusion plasmas, as well as countless presentations at scientific and technical conferences. DIII-D’s success has had substantial influence on the design of ITER, an international project currently under construction in France with a goal of demonstrating high-power fusion operation, including key physics and operational issues. The DIII-D team maintains a comprehensive program of refurbishment, modernization, and system enhancements to keep its facility at the forefront of fusion science. This has made DIII-D one of the most productive tokamak facilities in the world. GA participates in the Department of Energy Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) and the Community College Internship (CCI) programs. For more information click here DIII-D National Fusion Facility 11-month Engineering Upgrade In May 2018, the DIII-D National Fusion Facility in San Diego began an 11-month engineering upgrade to enable a new generation of experiments. DIII-D Time-lapse of Engineering Upgrade DIII-D National Fusion Facility time-lapse shows construction work of 11-month engineering upgrade. MAGNETIC FUSION DIII-D NATIONAL FUSION FACILITY PUBLISHED RESEARCH FROM DIII-D ITER MANUFACTURING ADVANCED COMPUTING ADVANCED DIAGNOSTICS AND SENSORS DOWNLOADS DIII-D Datasheet SULI Datasheet 2018 Long Torus Opening Physics upgrades 2018 Long Torus Opening Diagnostics upgrades RESOURCES The Promise of Fusion Profiles in Diagnostics: Making Walls Better by Watching Walls Fall Profiles in Diagnostics: A Hot Pursuit to Understand ICE GA Footer POPULAR LINKS Newsroom About Us DIII-D National Fusion Facility Careers In The News Contact Us Visitor Information CATEGORIES Energy Group Energy Systems and Products Electromagnetic Systems Group (GA-EMS) Unmanned Aircraft Systems & Sensors Fusion Power and Technologies Satellite and Space Systems Commercial Services PROCUREMENT Supplier Information Small Business Program Supplier Quality Assurance EDUCATION Sciences Education Foundation Fusion Education and Outreach AFFILIATED COMPANIES Aeronautical Systems, Inc. (GA-ASI) Systems Integration, LLC (GA-SI) Diazyme Laboratories, Inc. Cryotech Deicing Technology Heathgate Resources Pty Ltd General Atomics Europe GmbH (GA-Europe) General Atomics Synopta GmbH Copyright © 2021 General Atomics. All rights reserved. Legal Terms and Conditions Privacy Policy Selecteer een taal Nederlands Afrikaans Albanees Amharisch Arabisch Armeens Azerbeidzjaans Baskisch Bengaals Birmaans Bosnisch Bulgaars Catalaans Cebuano Chichewa Chinees (traditioneel) Chinees (vereenvoudigd) Corsicaans Deens Duits Esperanto Ests Fins Frans Fries Galicisch Georgisch Grieks Gujarati Haïtiaans Creools Hausa Hawaïaans Hebreeuws Hindi Hmong Hongaars Iers Igbo IJslands Indonesisch Italiaans Japans Javaans Jiddisch Kannada Kazachs Khmer Kinyarwanda Kirgizisch Koerdisch Koreaans Kroatisch Lao Latijn Lets Litouws Luxemburgs Macedonisch Malagasi Malayalam Maleis Maltees Maori Marathi Mongools Nepalees Noors Odia (Oriya) Oeigoers Oekraïens Oezbeeks Pashto Perzisch Pools Portugees Punjabi Roemeens Russisch Samoaans Schots Keltisch Servisch Sesotho Shona Sindhi Sinhala Slovaaks Sloveens Soendanees Somalisch Spaans Swahili Tadzjieks Tagalog Tamil Tataars Telugu Thai Tsjechisch Turkmeens Turks Urdu Vietnamees Wels Wit-Russisch Xhosa Yoruba Zoeloe Zweeds Mogelijk gemaakt door Translate