FUsion Synthesis Engine: a next-generation framework for integrated design of fusion pilot plants (FPPs)

Leverage of advanced integrated modeling tools is central to General Atomics' strategy towards rapid and confident deployment of fusion power. The newly developed FUSE framework is GA's unique solution to integrate physics, engineering and costing models of varying fidelity into self-consistent simulations. FUSE is the culmination of years of experience in fusion theory and simulations, and it has been built from the ground up to be computationally capable as well as modeler-friendly, while retaining the ability to be highly modular, flexible, and extensible. The ability to perform uncertainty quantification is supported in FUSE, which allows the design process to rigorously treat unknowns in the system as such. These capabilities are enabled by its ability to run a massive number of parallel simulations at scale, on high performance computing clusters. Within FUSE, physicists and engineers alike are able to easily and efficiently perform a broad range of studies, ranging from design of specific components, to the optimization of a power-plant concept as a whole, or even the ability to evaluate tradeoffs for different power-plant concepts.