Advanced Technologies Group

Advanced Process Systems Division
Minimization and disposal of hazardous wastes is a serious concern. The Advanced Process Systems Division (APS) of GA has developed advanced process systems to destroy any organic wastes (Hazardous Waste Destruction) and to destroy conventional and chemical munitions (Demilitarization). The APS is also investigating New Technologies to convert plastic wastes, trash, and biomass into usable power and to produce fuels from algae to reduce our dependence on foreign fuel supplies. The Division has 25 years’ experience developing new technologies for real-world use by both civilian and military customers.

Electromagnetic Systems Division
GA’s Electromagnetic Systems (EMS) Division focuses on the military and commercial applications of advanced electromagnetic technologies, including power generation and distribution, magnetic levitation, and systems design and engineering. The EMS Division supports government customers, which include the Department of Defense, Department of Energy and the Department of Transportation.

Systems, Space & Materials Division
This division includes technologies such as: E-SMART® Sensor Networking System, Logistics Technology and Support, Information Systems, Advanced Materials, Signature Control, Space Power Conversion.

Nuclear Waste Management
General Atomics has been a leader in the design, fabrication, testing, licensing, and operation of nuclear material transportation and storage systems over the last 30 years.

Energy Group

Fusion Energy Research
Fusion is the process that powers the sun and the stars. It is the reaction in which two atoms of hydrogen combine together, or fuse, to form an atom of helium. In the process some of the mass of the hydrogen is converted into energy. Fusion has the potential to be an inexhaustible source of energy.

Power Reactors
The GT-MHR combines a meltdown-proof reactor and advanced gas turbine technology in a power plant with a quantum improvement in thermal efficiency- approaching 50%. This efficiency makes possible much lower power costs, without the environmental degradation and resource depletion of burning fossil fuels.

Photonics
General Atomics Photonics Division develops emerging technologies in solid-state lasers, sensors, diffractive optics and ultra-wideband technology for commercial and government applications.

Nuclear Fuels Group

®TRIGA (Training, Research, Isotopes, General Atomics)
TRIGA, the most widely used research reactor in the world, has an installed base of over sixty-five facilities in twenty-four countries on five continents.