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Department of Energy·Department of Energy

to GENERAL ATOMICS

energyactiveONGOING · MOD OF 2024 CONTRACT
WORK BEGAN2024-10-01·LATEST ACTION2026-03-04·SOURCEUSASPENDING·SOURCE IDCONT_AWD_89233124CNA000365_8900_-NONE-_-NONE-
Award description

RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND FABRICATION OF INERTIAL CONFINEMENT FUSION (ICF) TARGETS FOR THE OFFICE OF RTD&E NA-11, EXPERIMENTAL SCIENCES NA-113

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In plain English

Research, development, and fabrication of inertial confinement fusion targets for the Department of Energy's weapons stockpile stewardship program.

Sub-sectors
nuclear-weapons-stockpileinertial-confinement-fusiondoe-national-labs
Why this matters

ICF targets are critical to maintaining U.S. nuclear weapons reliability without underground testing under the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains General Atomics' specialized manufacturing capability for precision fusion target production, a capability with limited domestic alternatives.

U.S.–China competition angle

ICF technology and weapons-stockpile stewardship are central to U.S. nuclear deterrent credibility against peer competitors including China.

Generated by award_classification v2.0.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-15. Cost: $0.002294.

Period of performance
Start
2024-10-01
End
2029-09-30
Status
activein 1232 days
Sources

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