Feasibility of Fusion Power Plants Based on Controlled Nuclear Fusion

NE 536 introduces the main aspects of fusion power plants, covering plasma physics, materials, and design feasibility.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Benedikt Geiger

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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N E 305,M S & E 331,E C E 330,M E 364,CBE 320,PHYSICS 322, graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

NE 536

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Fall 2026

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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BENEDIKT GEIGER is recorded teaching in Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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LEC 001Classroom Instruction29 / 303

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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.75 GPA, 85.7% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.95 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=11 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.61 GPA, 86.4% A/AB (n=22 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Fusion fuels, materials, and neutronics.
  • Heating, current drive, safety, and environmental concerns.
  • Magnetic confinement fusion prospects.

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  • Evaluate key design considerations for fusion power plants.
  • Understand main aspects of fusion power plants and plasma physics.
  • Assess near-term and longer-term prospects of magnetic confinement fusion.

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NE 536 · Fall 2026

Feasibility of Fusion Power Plants based on Controlled Nuclear Fusion

Recorded 2026-09-07
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