Rusnano Chief Chubais Joins US Tri Alpha Energy Board

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RIA Novosti, PUBLISHED February 08, 2013

Russia's State Nanotechnology Corporation (Rusnano) head Anatoly Chubais has joined the board of directors of US-based Tri Alpha Energy, Inc., which develops thermonuclear energy technology, the Rusnano press office said on Wednesday.

The Rusnano board of directors on Tuesday allowed Chubais to combine the post of Rusnano CEO and membership of the Tri Alpha Energy board of directors.

Tri Alpha Energy, established in 1998 with headquarters in California, is a venture capital backed nuclear energy company that develops plasma fusion technologies. Tri Alpha Energy technologies have applications in energy generation and nuclear waste management.

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