Overview

The Fusion Energy Division (FED) at Oak Ridge National Laboratory carries out research in nearly all
areas of magnetic fusion energy development. The program is a strong and vital component of the U.S.
Fusion program and the international fusion community. Most of the Division's staff are located in
Building 9201-2 at the Y-12 Plant.

Mission

- Demonstrate magnetic fusion's potential as an economical, safe energy source

- Develop related spin-off technologies 

- Conduct research, development design studies in the field of magnetic fusion energy 

- Support collaborative fusion research with other national and foreign institutions 

- Promote science education by supporting student research in plasma science & technology

Sections

Confinement - Conduct experimental research on toroidal confinement of high temperature plasmas on
several large tokamaks and stellarators in the U.S. and other countries.

Technology - Develop RF heating/current drive, high-speed, frozen pellet fueling technology. apply
technology in non-fusion areas and transfer results to private sector. Contribute to the development of
advanced superconducting magnets for fusion and other applications.

Theory - Conduct theoretical research on high temperature plasmas including transport phenomena,
magneto-hydrodynamics (MHD) behavior, radio-frequency (RF) heating/current drive, and plasma edge
effects using advanced, state-of-the-art computing methods.