NAS Inertial Fusion Review - December 16
(3) CommentsThe National Academies of Science, National Research Council, will commence its study “Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems” on December 16 with a meeting to be held at the Keck Center, 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001.
A Committee has been formed, to be chaired by Ron Davidson (PPPL) and Jerry Kulcinski (U.Wisconsin). Information on the project scope, committee membership and meeting can be accessed on the project’s web site.
Open to the Public
Portions of this meeting are open to the public. This is a great opportunity to meet the fusion decision makers and express your thoughts.
If you wish to attend the public sessions on the afternoon of December 16 and the morning of December 17, you should contact Jonathan Yanger jyanger [at] nas [dot] edu.
Meeting Agenda:
NOTE: The open session portions of the meeting agenda will be updated to reflect the speakers as they are confirmed. The agenda is subject to change.
December 16, 2010
Closed Session
7:30 am Meeting commences
12:00 pm
Open Session
12:00 pm Lunch
1:00 Welcome Ron Davidson & Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
1:15 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Science, Steve Koonin
1:45 Discussion
2:00 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science, Ed Synakowski & Mark Koepke
2:30 Discussion
2:45 Break
3:00 Perspectives from NNSA Stockpile Stewardship, Chris Deeney
3:30 Discussion
3:45 Findings from the 2003 FESAC report: “A Plan for the Development of Fusion Energy” *Robert Goldston, *Michael Campbell
4:15 Discussion
4:30 Perspectives from OSTP, Steve Fetter
4:45 Discussion
5:00 Public Comment Session, Audience
6:00 Meeting adjourns for day
Closed Session
6:30 Working Dinner
December 17, 2010
Closed Session
7:30 am
9:00 am
Open Session
9:00 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Science, Bill Brinkman
9:30 Discussion
9:45 Perspectives from NNSA Defense Programs, Donald Cook
10:15 Discussion
10:30 Break
10:45 Findings from the 2004 FESAC report: “Review of the Inertial Fusion Energy Program,” Rulon Linford
11:15 Discussion
11:30 Challenges to Developing an ICF-based Energy Source, Harold Forsen
12:00 pm Discussion
12:15 Open Session concludes
Closed Session
12:15 pm
3:00 pm
LPP Report - November 2010
Understanding Energy Possibilities at the Focus Fusion Solstice Seminar
Comments
For a more in depth discussion, start a thread in the forums.It would be nice to hear an announcement like this for Focus Fusion. The Navy has funded IEC, and Eric was funded by NASA grants a few years ago, so maybe a combined NAS review of alternative fusion methods could be planned. It’s a nice thought anyway.
Be careful what you wish for ...
Many of the committee members have backgrounds in the use of lasers, particle accelerators and heat exchangers. I think DPF might get short-changed in the study.
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