Our faculty and students are working to promote the expanded use of clean and safe nuclear energy. Research in the General Atomics Center focuses on the science and technology for the next generation of nuclear fuels, materials and waste forms that are yet more robust and economical.
The Center is made possible, in part, through a major gift from San Diego-based General Atomics, a leading nuclear technology company, with additional support from Progress Energy and the Studsvik Energy Fund.
Awards and Recognition
Zachary Gardiner won the Best in Show award at Savannah River National Laboratory’s University Research Poster session in October 2024. Zachary was also featured in an article written by the Molinaroli College of Engineering and Computing, which can be found here.
An undergraduate researcher in the GA Center, Zachary Gardiner, won First Place among undergraduate engineering presentations for his poster on his work for the Center at the 2024 University of South Carolina Discover USC event which showcases research, scholarship, leadership and creative projects by undergraduate and graduate students, postdoctoral scholars and medical scholars representing the entire USC System.
Publicity
Molten Salt Reactors: An Old Technology Made New: Read here.
GA Center supported the first black woman to earn nuclear engineering doctorate at USC! Read her story here!
USC’s key contribution for developing more flexible and cost-effective nuclear technology! Find out more here.