Showing 6 results for Researcher: Troy A. Carter
August 11, 2026
5 MIN READ
The Department of Energy has committed funding to establish UNITY-3, a fusion breeding blanket test facility at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, in partnership with Kyoto Fusioneering. The facility will test breeding blanket technologies under fusion-like conditions and support research on tritium fuel production, high-energy neutron science and AI-accelerated digital twins.
July 28, 2026
4 MIN READ
ORNL and Rutherford Energy Ventures have launched FULCRA, a public-private partnership to develop shared fusion testbed infrastructure and a new model for advancing fusion technologies. The initiative will create a blueprint for shared-use facilities that help validate critical fusion components and accelerate fusion energy commercialization.
January 29, 2026
5 MIN READ
ORNL is partnering with Kyoto Fusioneering on a new public-private partnership that leverages each institution’s expertise in fusion technology to develop world-leading fusion test facilities and technology and accelerate the deployment of commercial fusion power.
April 1, 2025
9 MIN READ
Troy Carter, director of the Fusion Energy Division at Oak Ridge National Laboratory, leads efforts to make fusion energy a reality, overseeing key projects like MPEX and fostering public-private collaborations in fusion research.
March 31, 2025
7 MIN READ
Five scientists from the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory — Ho Nyung Lee, David Graham, Andrew Sutton, Roger Rousseau and Troy Carter — have been elected fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, or AAAS.
July 11, 2024
3 MIN READ
Oak Ridge National Laboratory has named Troy A. Carter director of the Fusion Energy Division in ORNL’s Fusion and Fission Energy and Science Directorate, or FFESD.