General Atomics awarded $20M California tax credit for nuclear fusion testing center

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General Atomics awarded $20M California tax credit for nuclear fusion testing center

https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2026/08/03/general-atomics-awarded-20m-california-tax-credit-for-nuclear-fusion-testing-center

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The entrance to General Atomics' Magent Technologies Center, July 28, 2026.

General Atomics received a $20 million California tax credit to construct a fusion blanket component testing facility at its Magnet Technologies Center in Poway. The site will utilize existing infrastructure from previous ITER projects to accelerate the testing of large-scale fusion reactor components. This facility aims to provide a centralized location for national laboratories and private companies to evaluate design options for commercial fusion energy development.

The facility is expected to bring more than 40,000 jobs to San Diego and pump more than $125 billion into California's economy over the next decade.

Poway's General Atomics (GA) recently got a big financial boost from the state to bring fusion energy a step closer to reality.

The company was awarded a $20 million tax credit to build a blanket component testing facility at its Magnet Technologies Center in Poway.

It's called a blanket because the component surrounds the fusion core and "absorbs the energy from the fusion reaction and converges that energy into steam turbines, heat and electricity," said Brian Grierson, GA's director of fusion energy technologies.

Read the full article at KPBS Public Media:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/science-technology/2026/08/03/general-atomics-awarded-20m-california-tax-credit-for-nuclear-fusion-testing-center