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San Diego, May 06, 2019 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- When the ITER fusion energy project in France powers up in 2025, its first operations will be enabled by the largest pulsed superconducting magnet ever...

San Diego, Dec. 17, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- San Diego, December 17, 2018 – General Atomics (GA) Energy Group Vice President Jeff Quintenz released the following statement regarding the final report...

San Diego, CA, Oct. 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- General Atomics (GA) expresses its support for the Nuclear Energy Institute (NEI) report, “Roadmap for the Deployment of Micro-Reactors for U.S....

San Diego, CA, July 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Since taking office, Secretary of Energy Rick Perry has championed his department’s critical role in supporting scientific research, nuclear...

San Diego, CA, July 12, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Physical Society (APS) has awarded the two most prestigious prizes in plasma physics to researchers working at the DIII-D National...

San Diego, June 27, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During his six-decade career researching plasma physics, Dr. Tihiro Ohkawa helped lay the groundwork for much of modern fusion energy science. Ohkawa,...

San Diego, June 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Department of Energy’s Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) on Monday awarded General Atomics (GA) a total of nearly $3 million in...

San Diego, May 18, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- San Diego, May 18, 2018 – One of the most flexible and highly instrumented fusion research reactors in the world is undergoing major enhancements that...

San Diego, May 09, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- San Diego, May 9, 2018 – The challenge of fusion energy is often compared to capturing – and holding – lightning in a bottle. The analogy is apt because...

San Diego, May 04, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Officials from U.S. and Japanese fusion energy programs gathered with leaders of General Atomics (GA) Thursday to celebrate delivery of the final spool of...