U.S. Department of Energy Announces Selectees for $107 Million Fusion Innovation Research Engine Collaboratives, and Progress in Milestone Program Inspired by NASA
Department of Energy, Office of ScienceThe U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced $107 million in funding for six projects in the Fusion Innovative Research Engine (FIRE) Collaboratives, and that several privately funded fusion companies have completed early critical-path science and technology (S&T) milestones in the Milestone-Based Fusion Development Program (鈥渢he Milestone Program鈥). Both programs, administered by DOE鈥檚 Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) program in the Office of Science, are cornerstones of DOE鈥檚 fusion strategy to accelerate the viability of commercial fusion energy.