Reply To: NIMBY FUD

[benf]

Assymetric has a point….Not that I want to throw cold water on the pursuit but….

The funding announcement says this:

“Eligibility: There are no eligibility restrictions.”

but then later on it says this:

“Theoretical and computational research directly relevant to the needs of ITER and burning plasmas is strongly encouraged and will receive high priority. Work focused on integration of multiple effects across topical areas is also encouraged. Verification and validation (V&V) work will also be considered, provided it has a strong theory component and it is not predominately a data analysis or evaluation effort, which is normally supported by research at the major facilities. Research focused on theoretical aspects of plasma diagnostics is not supported under this solicitation. Work supporting enabling science, such as Atomic Physics, is also not supported under this solicitation. Efforts focused on crosscutting areas, such as magnetic reconnection, are eligible provided they address issues directly relevant to magnetic confinement science.”

As far as I know, all of the FES funding announcements that I’ve read slip this qualifier in there. If it doesn’t apply to ITER we won’t be interested, is what they’re stating.

Which is the reason for our letter writing campaign.

Now if you can figure out a way to have your research be of benefit to both the Dense Plasma Focus and ITER and can articulate it in the proposal (edit: application), then maybe there’s a chance….