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General Atomics was conceived in 1955 at San Diego,
California for the purpose of harnessing the power of nuclear
technologies for the benefit of mankind. General Atomics’ basic
research into fission and fusion has matured into competence in many
technologies, making GA and its affiliated companies one of the world’s
leading resources for high-technology systems development ranging from
the nuclear fuel cycle to remotely operated surveillance aircraft,
airborne sensors, and advanced electric, electronic, wireless and laser
technologies.
Founded
in 1955 as a division of General Dynamics, General Atomics (“GA”) and
its affiliated companies now constitute one of the world's leading
resources for high-technology systems ranging from the nuclear fuel
cycle to electromagnetic systems, remotely operated surveillance
aircraft, airborne sensors, and advanced electronic, wireless and laser
technologies.
GA had an initial charter to explore peaceful
uses of atomic energy. Leading scientists came to GA, forming the
nucleus of a staff which, including affiliated companies, currently
numbers about 5,000. GA carries out the largest and most successful
nuclear fusion program in private industry. The company has been the
primary developer of modular helium-cooled nuclear power reactor
systems, and its TRIGA® research reactors have operated around the
world for over 45 years. GA and its affiliated entities also
manufacture, operate, and service state-of-the-art unmanned aerial
vehicles, are engaged in uranium mining and processing, and provide
nuclear instrumentation, aircraft launch and recovery systems,
superconducting magnets, systems for hazardous material destruction,
magnetic levitation systems, medical diagnostic products, information
technology and many other products and services for government and
industry.
For over 50 years, GA and its affiliates have been
qualified by U.S. Government organizations, including the Department of
Energy, Department of Defense and the National Science Foundation, as a
government contractor and facilities operator. GA and affiliates'
facilities contain over three million square feet of engineering,
laboratory and manufacturing installations in the San Diego area. GA
and its affiliates also have operations in Berlin, Dresden, Moscow,
Tokyo, Adelaide, Washington, D.C., Denver, Los Alamos, Oklahoma City,
Tupelo and Ogden.
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Products and Technologies
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Corrugated Microwave Transmission Line Components
A part of Fusion Technology Products, these include: High Power
Transmission Systems and Components, Low Power Transmission Systems and
Components, Straight Corrugated Waveguide, and Miter Bends and
Polarizers.
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Lynx™ SAR 
Lynx is a very high resolution, all-weather synthetic aperture radar
(SAR)/ground moving target indicator (GMTI airborne radar system
developed by GA.
Nirvana Storage Resource Broker (SRB) 
Nirvana’s flagship product, Storage Resource Broker® (SRB®), is data
abstraction software which enables Global Namespaces, virtualizing
enterprise-wide data access and management, regardless of where it is
stored.
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.
Power Inverters 
Power Inverters AC drives use vector control with sensorless
capabilities down to 3hz. Inverters are built using IGBT or GTO
technology (application dependent). Other additional options include
electronic load sharing, energy management and system monitoring.
Radiation Monitoring Systems 
Since the beginning of nuclear power, GA-ESI has provided custom
designed, environmentally- and seismically-qualified radiation
monitoring equipment to the nuclear power plant industry. More than
2000 GA-ESI radiation monitors have been installed worldwide over the
past 25 years.
Supercritical Water Oxidation (SCWO)
SCWO takes advantage of the unique properties exhibited by
water when used above its critical point, 705°F and 3210 psig, to
destroy hazardous wastes
Terminal Automation Products 
GA-ESI’s automation systems manage the distribution of bulk products,
primarily petroleum and chemicals, at storage terminals worldwide, most
of which operate 24 hours a day. Systems include electronic devices and
PC-based software that control and report every drop of product that is
moved into and out of the terminals, whether it’s by truck, railcar,
marine vessel, or pipeline.
®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.
UAVs 
General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. is a leading designer and
manufacturer of proven, reliable remotely operated aircraft systems,
including the Predator UAV series, and has expanded the acceptance and
application of unmanned aircraft systems in the U.S. and among allied
forces around the world.
Ultra-wideband 
Ultra-wideband (UWB) is a low power, high bandwidth wireless technology
developed for applications in the unlicensed communications realm.
General Atomics’ multiband chip, Aspen™, with its superior multipath
performance and implementation of our novel Spectral Keying® method,
delivers clear RF performance well beyond the capabilities of existing
wireless solutions.
Urban Maglev
Urban Maglev is a new transportation solution aimed at meeting urgent
needs for faster, cleaner means of passenger transport in local
communities and urban areas.
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Cryotech Deicing
A global leader in deicing technology, Cryotech manufactures and
markets environmentally compatible acetate-based highway, commercial,
and airport runway deicers as well as propylene glycol-based aircraft
deicers.
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Cryofracture
GA has combined its experience in robotic engineering, process control
technology, and cryogenics to develop the Cryofracture process for
disposing of every type of chemical munition in the U.S. stockpile and
most conventional munition types as well.
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Diazyme Laboratories 
Diazyme Laboratories applies its proprietary Substrate-Trapping-Enzyme
(STE) Technology and Protein Engineering Techniques to develop low cost
and uniform diagnostic products for clinical and research uses.
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Display Products 
Display Products was founded in 2000 and is a division of General
Atomics. We have assembled an innovative group of talented engineers
and scientists. We are performing research and product development in
the area of thin film coatings. We have specialized in sophisticated
coatings like ultra-barrier coatings on plastic and transparent
conductive coatings on plastic and other substrates.
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Fusion Technology Products
These products have been developed from years of advanced research in nuclear fusion.
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Gas Turbine Modular Helium Reactor
(GT-MHR) 
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.
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Gulftronic® Separator Systems
The Gulftronic® Separator System is a continuous operation,
electrostatic, on-stream separation system currently in use by most
major oil companies. Since their initial introduction in 1979, over 30
systems have been installed at petroleum refineries worldwide.
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High Voltage Capacitors/Power Supplies 
General Atomics Energy Products is globally recognized as the leading
U.S. developer and manufacturer of advanced film capacitors, high
voltage capacitors, high energy capacitors, metallized capacitors and
high current capacitors for pulse power and other demanding
applications.
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Homeland Security
As the United States focuses on protecting and defending itself against
the threat of terrorism, General Atomics has the experience and
technology to help both government and private enterprise design and
implement systems to address this unprecedented challenge.
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Lasers 
General Atomics Photonics Division develops emerging technologies in
solid-state lasers, sensors, diffractive optics and ultra-wideband
technology for commercial and governmental applications.
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Operating Groups
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.
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.
®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.
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