HEDS

The first four line-replaceable units, also referred to as pulsers, have been delivered to LLNL from vendors for installation into Scorpius, a particle accelerator that will be the first accelerator to be powered with solid-state pulse power technology. 

LLNL and the VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland sign a memorandum of understanding with a focus on strengthening the science and technology (S&T) capabilities between the two entities.

An LLNL-led team is awarded $3.4 million to develop new alloys for first wall fusion reactors and enable commercial fusion energy.

LLNL scientists Daniel Casey, Daniel Clark and Raymond Smith have been named 2024 American Physical Society (APS) Fellows.
 

Seven LLNL scientists receive the Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Science Early Career Research Program (ERCP) award.

LLNL scientists and collaborators compress single crystal samples of the metal zirconium, yielding surprising results. 

An international team of LLNL scientists and collaborators develop a new sample configuration that improves the reliability of equation of state measurements in a pressure regime.

LLNL researchers retrospectively confirm that implosion asymmetry was a major aspect for fusion experiments.

LLNL scientists use ultra-fast X-ray probes to track the thermal response of aluminum and zirconium on shock release from experiments. 

Bruno Van Wonterghem, operations manager at LLNL's National Ignition Facility (NIF), was awarded a 2024 Distinguished Career Award by Fusion Power Associates (FPA).