NOME and MIBL Launch Five Fusion Materials Projects
NOME and the Michigan Ion Beam Laboratory are supporting five new fusion materials projects, with Prof. Kevin Field leading the University of Michigan contributions. Four projects are supported through ARPA-E’s CHADWICK program, and a fifth is part of the DOE Fusion Innovation Research Engine collaborative.
The collaborations address tungsten-based plasma-facing materials, vanadium alloys, layered materials for compact tokamak vessels, and advanced structural steels. MIBL will provide dual- and triple-beam irradiation experiments to investigate displacement damage alongside helium and hydrogen implantation. The work connects university, national laboratory, and industry partners working to improve materials for fusion energy.
