Take a look at the video linked below which shows a plasma gun firing plasma at 28 miles or 45 kilometers a second.  The plasma is traveling at hypervelocity as it leaves the plasma gun. Part of what is in the secret sauce of NearStar's technology is our unique ability to harness  this extreme velocity to drive a pulsed fusion reaction. 

https://youtu.be/dsbjzKeAgVc

Congratulations to First Light Fusion for their announcement of producing impact fusion neutrons! This is a significant milestone which shows the potential of using hypervelocity projectiles to drive pulsed fusion reactions.  We are on the right track with our approach.  

https://firstlightfusion.com/media/fusion      https://youtu.be/OcZa6yuP784       

The bipartisan leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives Fusion Energy Caucus Representative Don Beyer (D) of Virginia: https://beyer.house.gov/about/ (seated center) and Chuck Fleischmann (R) of Tennessee: https://fleischmann.house.gov/about-chuck (seated left) took questions from the audience at the first ever Fusion Industry Association (FIA) conference in Washington D.C yesterday. The president of the FIA Andrew Holland (seated right) served as the panel moderator during the session.  

Here is a narrated video tour of an HJ-1 plasma gun developed by our team.  This plasma gun has also been modified to fire magnetized pulses of hydrogen plasma at over 63 miles/100 km per second.  It is a good example of our expertise in developing and rapid prototyping advanced fusion energy technology.

https://youtu.be/15lCJ9WmKJo

Here is a more detailed agenda for the Fusion Industry Association Policy Conference  on March 30, 2022.

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/post/fusion-industry-association-policy-conference-march-30-2022

Following the unprecedented White House fusion event held on March 17th. You can join the Fusion Industry Association in Washington D.C. on March 30th for their first annual policy conference. This event will feature, leaders from fusion energy companies such as NearStar Fusion, thought-leaders in clean energy, and the policymakers who will bring it together. More information on the conference can be found here:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/first-annual-fusion-industry-association-policy-conference-tickets-266397069807

Here is a short animation which explains how the NearStar Fusion power plant works and what is can be used for.  

Here is an exciting important announcement from the White House on Fusion Energy:

• "The DOE will launch an agency-wide initiative, coordinating across program offices, to develop a decadal strategy to accelerate the viability of commercial fusion energy in partnership with the private sector. The 2021 National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) report Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid serves as a guiding document for the new initiative. The initiative will be facilitated by a new DOE Lead Fusion Coordinator reporting to the Undersecretary for Science and Innovation."

https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/news-updates/2022/03/15/fact-sheet-developing-a-bold-vision-for-commercial-fusion-energy/

Great news! The U.S. Congress provided record new funding for fusion energy research in the Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences which includes enough resources to initiate a new milestone-based public-private partnership program.  This is non-dilutional government funding which the NearStar Fusion team can compete for to develop our fusion power plant technology.

https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/post/congress-provides-record-funding-for-fusion-energy-and-initiates-new-public-private-partnership

Here is a short easy to understand video which explains what fusion energy is and why the world needs it.  The video was produced by the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory: 

This is a photo of the Plasma Liner Experiment (PLX) located at Los Alamos National Laboratory.  The purpose of PLX is to study the feasibility of using a spherically imploding dense plasma liner to compress a magnetized target fuel plasma and drive a fusion reaction.  The spherical stainless steel vacuum chamber is 9 feet (2.75 meters) in diameter.  Each metal box radiating out from the vacuum chamber is a coaxial plasma gun driver which weighs approximately 500 lbs (227 kgs).  There are currently 36 coaxial plasma guns mounted on the chamber which have been developed and manufactured by our team under ARPA-E funding.  Up to another ten magnetized plasma jet guns, currently under development, will be added to PLX in the future to form a magnetized target plasma.  The near term goal is to achieve an integrated experiment in which the magnetized target plasma is enveloped and compressed at the center of the vacuum chamber by the imploding plasma liner. 

Reference: Hsu, Scott C., et al. "Spherically imploding plasma liners as a standoff driver for magnetoinertial fusion." IEEE Transactions on Plasma Science 40.5 (2012): 1287-1298.

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6168279

Here is a short video made by the U.S. Department of Energy which explains the difference between fission vs. fusion.

https://www.energy.gov/ne/articles/fission-and-fusion-what-difference 

Hi Folks,

NearStar Fusion Inc. is an active member of the FIA.  Take a look at all the important issues that the FIA is working on to ensure the success and growth of the fusion industry as a whole: https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/fusionpolicy 

Sincerely,

Chris Faranetta 

In the video linked below, U.S. Representative Don Beyer of Virginia’s 8th District fires a prototype fusion energy plasma driver inside a specially electromagnetically shielded screen room at our lab. Congressman Beyer serves as the Chair of the bi-partisan Congressional Fusion Caucus which was created to educate members about the science behind fusion energy, dispel any misconceptions, and continue to advocate for increased funding of fusion energy through private-public partnerships.   He is also Chairman of Congress' Joint Economic Committee, the House Committee on Ways and Means, the House Committee on Science Space and Technology, where he chairs the Space Subcommittee and is a Co-Chair of the New Democrat Coalition's Climate Change Task Force.

https://youtu.be/2whOZzQtnV0

Here are some examples of the railguns and plasma guns that Doug and our team have developed over the years: https://youtu.be/hPcahTKjjZo

Don't miss this event. On Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM ET The White House will host a summit on Developing a Bold Decadal Vision for Commercial Fusion Energy. This summit will convene fusion energy leaders from government, industry, academia, and other stakeholder groups to showcase progress made and have inclusive conversations about an updated fusion strategy. Here is the link to the event: https://www.whitehouse.gov/ostp/events-webinars/