Instructor: Fred Beranek started work at the Savannah River Laboratory in 1978 after receiving his Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin. He has worked at the Savannah River Site (Site Chief Engineer), Hanford Site, UK Sellafield Site, and Canadian Nuclear Laboratories. He currently serves as the Director of Engineering for Fluor Nuclear Power. Description: Scientific and technological advancements continue to be made providing encouragement that fusion power plants are getting closer to implementation. A brief review of nuclear fusion science will be provided along with a discussion of major advancements achieved over the past several years. Several of the fusion companies representing a cross-section of popular fusion technologies will be highlighted with discussions of their concepts and progress.
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