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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

Latest obligation on a 2024 General Atomics contract to design and manufacture ICF targets for the National Nuclear Security Administration's weapons science program.

Sub-sectors
nuclear-weapons-stockpileinertial-confinement-fusionr&d-fabrication
Why this matters

ICF targets are critical to maintaining the U.S. nuclear stockpile without explosive testing; this 2024–2029 effort supports the Stockpile Stewardship Mission.

Supply-chain signal

Sustains domestic precision manufacturing and materials expertise for advanced fusion diagnostics; General Atomics is a primary supplier in this specialized niche.

U.S.–China competition angle

ICF target fabrication is a dual-use technology; U.S. leadership in inertial fusion energy and weapons science depends on domestic supply chains insulated from foreign competition.

Generated by award_classification v2.1.0 via claude-haiku-4-5-20251001 on 2026-05-30. Cost: $0.003186.

Period of performance
Start
2024-10-01
End
2029-09-30
Status
activein 1175 days
Sources

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