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FIA Members to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Fusion

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FIA Members to Testify at Congressional Hearing on Fusion

On September 18 at 10 am, Commonwealth Fusion Systems’ CEO Bob Mumgaard and Pacific Fusion CEO Will Regan will testify at a Congressional hearing on “Igniting America’s Energy Future: The Promise and Progress of Fusion Power”, hosted by the Energy Subcommittee of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology.

Subcommittee Chair Randy Weber, Subcommittee Ranking Member Deborah Ross, Chair Brian Babin, and Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren will deliver opening statements, followed by witness testimony and questioning of the witnesses.

Opening Statements:

  • Subcommittee Chair Randy Weber (R-Texas) 
  • Subcommittee Ranking Member Deborah Ross (D-N.C.)
  • Committee Chair Brian Babin (R-Texas)
  • Committee Ranking Member Zoe Lofgren (D-Calif.)

Witnesses:

  • Dr. Stephanie Diem, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin-Madison 
  • Dr. Will Regan, Co-Founder & President, Pacific Fusion
  • Dr. Troy Carter, Director of Fusion Energy Division, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
  • Dr. Bob Mumgaard, Co-Founder and CEO, Commonwealth Fusion Systems

You can watch the hearing live here:

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Common Fusion Approaches

Magnetic confinement: Plasma is heated to 100 million °C or more, then squeezed and held in place by strong magnetic fields, allowing many fusion reactions to occur. (Example: tokamaks, stellarators)

Inertial confinement: Tiny fuel pellets are struck by powerful lasers. The outer layer explodes outward, compressing the core to fusion conditions for a few nanoseconds, producing a brief but intense pulse of energy from each pellet. (Example: National Ignition Facility)

Hybrid systems: Combine compression (e.g., from lasers, plasma pistons, or mechanical impact) with moderate magnetic fields to reduce energy losses and improve confinement.

Electrostatic fusion: Uses high electric potentials to accelerate ions toward a central reaction zone, causing them to collide at high energies and fuse. The ions are guided and confined by electric fields rather than magnets, creating a compact environment for fusion reactions.

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    • PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
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    • SCALING THE INDUSTRY
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