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Tom McGuire: Lockheed Aims to Build Nuclear Fusion Tech for Power Generation

Tom McGuire: Lockheed Aims to Build Nuclear Fusion Tech for Power Generation - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Lockheed Martin BlueLockheed Martin is developing a small reactor the company believes has potential to generate power through nuclear fusion, Reuters reported Wednesday.

Andrea Shalal writes Tom McGuire, a program lead at Lockheed’s Skunk Works unit, said the organization seeks to attract government, academic and commercial partners for its compact fusion reactor project.

Skunk Works conducted a study to demonstrate the feasibility of constructing a 100-megawatt reactor that is 10 times smaller than the size of existing reactors, according to Reuters.

The company believes nuclear fusion-based power technology could serve as a means to address energy generation issues and climate change.

“We can make a big difference on the energy front,” McGuire was quoted as saying.

Lockheed’s fusion reactor is designed to utilize deuterium-tritium fuel and reduce nuclear waste, Shalal writes.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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