DOE Milestone Awardee Physics Basis II

Presentations

• Preconceptual Design of the Infinity Two Stellarator Fusion Power Plant

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Thomas Sunn Pedersen

    • Type One Energy Group

  Authors

  • Thomas Sunn Pedersen

    • Type One Energy Group

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• Physics Overview of Infinity Two

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:15 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Katia Camacho Mata

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy

  Authors

  • Katia Camacho Mata

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy

  • David Anderson

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Eric C Andrew

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Aaron Bader

    • Type One Energy Group

  • John Canik

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Leopoldo Carbajal

    • Type One Energy

  • Antoine J Cerfon

    • Type One Energy Group - Canada Inc

  • W. A Cooper

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Nick M Davila

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Aritra De

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Joey M Duff

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Heinke G Frerichs

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

  • Bonita Goh

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Erik M Granstedt

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Walter Guttenfelder

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Chris C Hegna

    • Type One Energy Group
    • Type One Energy
    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Damien P Huet

    • Type One Energy Group
    • Type One Energy

  • Madelynn M Knilans

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Matt Landreman

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Guillaume Le Bars

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Annie Malkus

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Noah Roth Mandell

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Bharat Medasani

    • Type One Energy Group

  • John Morrissey

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Thomas Sunn Pedersen

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Luquant Singh

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Priyanjana Sinha

    • Type One Energy Group

  • John Schmitt

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • Joseph Talley

    • Type One Energy

  • Danah velez

    • Type One Energy
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Keely Willis

    • Type One Energy Group

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• MHD and neoclassical properties of the Infinity Two Stellarator

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 2:45 PM

  Presenters

  • John C Schmitt

    • Auburn University

  Authors

  • John C Schmitt

    • Auburn University

  • Eric C Andrew

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

  • W. A Cooper

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Nick M Davila

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Chris C Hegna

    • Type One Energy Group
    • Type One Energy
    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

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• Overview of the Infinity Two Divertor Strategy

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 2:45 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM

  Publication: Bader A, Ayilaran A, Canik JM, et al. Power and particle exhaust for the Infinity Two fusion pilot plant. Journal of Plasma Physics. 2025;91(2):E67. doi:10.1017/S0022377825000273

  Presenters

  • Madelynn M Knilans

    • Type One Energy Group

  Authors

  • Madelynn M Knilans

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Aaron Bader

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Priyanjana Sinha

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Aritra De

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Danah velez

    • Type One Energy
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Keely Willis

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Joseph Talley

    • Type One Energy

  • Heinke G Frerichs

    • University of Wisconsin - Madison

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• Confinement properties of Infinity Two

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Walter Guttenfelder

    • Type One Energy Group

  Authors

  • Walter Guttenfelder

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Noah Roth Mandell

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Guillaume Le Bars

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Luquant Singh

    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.
    • Type One Energy Group

  • Erik M Granstedt

    • Type One Energy Group

  • Chris C Hegna

    • Type One Energy Group
    • Type One Energy
    • Type One Energy Group, Inc.

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• Progress Towards Commercial Fusion Based on Zap Energy’s Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Concept

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:15 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:30 PM

  Presenters

  • Benjamin J Levitt

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  Authors

  • Benjamin J Levitt

    • Zap Energy Inc.

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• Generation and Measurement of Stabilized Plasmas with Sheared Flow

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 3:45 PM

  Presenters

  • Kyle D Morgan

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  Authors

  • Kyle D Morgan

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Benjamin J Levitt

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Colin S Adams

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Eric Todd Meier

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Uri Shumlak

    • Zap Energy

  • Brian A Nelson

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Whitney Reed Thomas

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Anton D Stepanov

    • Zap Energy Inc.
    • University of Washington

  • William C Young

    • Zap Energy
    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • A. Stephen S Richardson

    • Zap Energy Inc.
    • Zap Energy

  • Aaron C Hossack

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  • Ralph Kube

    • Zap Energy Inc.
    • Zap Energy

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• Experimental and Computational Study of Compression in a Flowing Z Pinch

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 3:45 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM

  Presenters

  • Colin S Adams

    • Zap Energy Inc.

  Authors

  • Colin S Adams

    • Zap Energy Inc.

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• Zap Energy Pilot Plant Key Design Elements

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:00 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:15 PM

  Presenters

  • Ryan Umstattd

    • Zap Energy

  Authors

  • Ryan Umstattd

    • Zap Energy

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• Century: Zap Energy’s Liquid Metal Lined and Cooled Repetitive Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Technology Demonstration Platform.

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:15 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:30 PM

  Publication: [1] B. Levitt, E. T. Meier, R. Umstattd, J. R. Barhydt, I. A. M. Datta, C. Liekhus-Schmaltz, D. A. Sutherland, B. A. Nelson; The Zap Energy approach to commercial fusion. Phys. Plasmas 1 September 2023; 30 (9): 090603
  [2] M. C. Thompson, B. Levitt, B. A. Nelson & U. Shumlak (2023) Engineering Paradigms for Sheared-Flow-Stabilized Z-Pinch Fusion Energy, Fusion Science and Technology, 79:8, 1051-1058
  

  Presenters

  • Alex H Cheung

    • Zap Energy

  Authors

  • Alex H Cheung

    • Zap Energy

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• Overview of progress in establishing the plasma basis of STEP

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:30 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 4:45 PM

  Presenters

  • Ken McClements

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  Authors

  • Ken McClements

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Hendrik Meyer

    • United Kingdom Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

  • Francis J Casson

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Campus, Abingdon, UK

  • Neil Conway

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Simon Freethy

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE)

  • Tim C Hender

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Mark A Henderson

    • United Kingdom Industrial Fusion Solutions Ltd

  • Krassimir Kirov

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, Culham Campus, Abingdon, UK
    • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

  • Morten Lennholm

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • John Morris

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Colin M Roach

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Samuli Saarelma

    • UKAEA
    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • Daniel Valcarcel

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

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• The Exhaust design for the Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP)

  ORAL

  Nov. 18, 2025, 4:45 PM – Nov. 18, 2025, 5:00 PM

  Publication: S.S. Henderson et al 2025 Nucl. Fusion 65 016033; R.T. Osawa et al 2024 Nucl. Fusion 64 106007; A. Hudoba et al 2024 Nucl. Fusion 64 086055; R.T. Osawa et al 2023 Nucl. Fusion 63 076032; J. Karhunen et al 2024 Nucl. Fusion 64 096021

  Presenters

  • Stuart S Henderson

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • UKAEA

  Authors

  • Stuart S Henderson

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority
    • UKAEA

  • Ryoko Osawa

    • United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

  • David Moulton

    • UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA)

  • Juuso Karhunen

    • VTT

  • Mike Kryjak

    • UKAEA

  • Emmi Tholerus

    • UKAEA

  • Romain Futtersack

    • UKAEA

  • Aaro Jarvinen

    • VTT

  • Lingyan Xiang

    • UKAEA

  • Omkar Myatra

    • UKAEA

  • Sarah L Newton

    • UKAEA

  • Anieszka Hudoba

    • UKAEA

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