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Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy" (2012)

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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits

First Meeting
National Academies – Keck Center – Washington, D.C.

  Thursday, December 16, 2010

CLOSED SESSION

7:30 am   Breakfast available  
8:30   Committee discussion Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
12:00 pm   Working Lunch (continued discussion) Committee

OPEN SESSION

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 NNSA Stockpile Stewardship Chris Deeney
2:20   Discussion  
2:30   Perspectives from the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science Ed Synakowski &
Mark Koepke
3:00   Discussion  
3:15   Break  
3:30   Findings from the 2003 FESAC report:
“A Plan for the Development of Fusion Energy”
Robert Goldston,
Michael Campbell
4:00   Discussion  
4:15   Findings from the 2004 FESAC report:
“Review of the Inertial Fusion Energy Program”
Rulon Linford
4:45   Discussion  
5:00   Public Comment Session Audience
6:00   Meeting adjourns for day  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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CLOSED SESSION

6:30   Working Dinner  

  Friday, December 17, 2010

CLOSED SESSION

7:30 am   Breakfast  
8:30   Committee discussion Co-Chairs

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   Challenges to Developing an ICF-based Energy Source Harold Forsen
11:15   Discussion  
11:30   Perspectives from OSTP Steve Fetter
11:45   General Discussion  

CLOSE SESSION

12:15 pm   Working Lunch (including discussion of the below topics)  
1:00   Committee discussion Committee
3:00   Adjourn  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Second Meeting
San Ramon, California

  Saturday, January 29, 2011

7:30 am   Breakfast available  

CLOSED SESSION

8:00 am   Welcome and Opening Remarks Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
8:15 am   Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy; Indirect-Drive Targets
(including Q&A) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Michael Dunne, Edward Moses, Jeff Latkowski, Tom Anklam, LLNL
10:15 am   Break  
10:30 am   Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy; Direct-Drive Targets
(including Q&A) University of Rochester
Robert McCrory, Stanley Skupsky, Jonathan Zuegel, LLE

CLOSED SESSION

12:30 pm   Working Lunch: preparation of questions for Speakers from morning sessions  

OPEN SESSION

1:00 pm   Krypton-Fluoride-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy
(including Q&A) Naval Research Laboratory
John Sethian, Stephen Obenschain, NRL
3:00 pm   Break  
3:15 pm   Ion-Beam-Driven Inertial fusion Energy
(including Q&A) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory
Grant Logan, LBNL

CLOSED SESSION

4:45 pm   Discussion and Preparation of Questions for Speakers from Afternoon Sessions  

OPEN SESSION

5:00 pm   Question and Answer Session with Speakers on All Driver Concepts  
6:00 pm   Adjourn open session  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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CLOSED SESSION

6:00 pm   Committee discussion  
9:00 pm   Adjourn for day  

  Sunday, January 30, 2011

CLOSED SESSION

7:30 am   Breakfast  

OPEN SESSION

8:00 am   Pulsed-Power Inertial Fusion Energy & Targets
(including Q&A) Sandia National Laboratories
Michael Cuneo, Mark Herrmann, SNL

CLOSED SESSION

9:30 am   Discussion and Preparation of Questions for Morning Speaker  

OPEN SESSION

9:45 am   Questions and Answer Session with Morning Speaker  
10:00 am   Perspectives from Los Alamos National Laboratory
(including Q&A)
Juan Fernández, LANL
10:45 am   Overview of IFE Target Designs (including Q&A)
(During lunch)
John Perkins, LLNL
11:45 am   Break for lunch  
12:00 pm   Overview of Chamber and Power Plant Designs for IFE
(including Q&A)
Wayne Meier, LLNL
1:00 pm   Target Fabrication and Injection
(including Q&A)
Dan Goodin, General Atomics
2:00 pm   Perspective of Stephen Bodner
(including Q&A)
Stephen Bodner
2:45 pm   General Question & Answer Period  
3:15 pm   Public Comment Session All
4:15 pm   Adjourn open session  

CLOSED SESSION

4:15 pm   Committee discussion  
8:30 pm   Adjourn for day  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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  Monday, January 31, 2011

OPEN SESSION

7:15 am   Gather in hotel lobby  
7:30 am   Leave for LLNL via rental cars  
8:00 am   Site Visit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory  
11:15 am   Gather at rental cars  
11:30 am   Leave for LBNL via rental cars  
12:15 pm   Arrive at LBNL  
12:30 pm   Lunch at LBNL  
1:30 pm   Site Visit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory  
4:00 pm   Return to hotel via rental cars / Depart for airports  
4:00 pm   Meeting adjourns  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Third Meeting

Albuquerque, New Mexico

  Tuesday, March 29, 2011

CLOSED SESSION

7:00 pm   Inertial Confinement Fusion and
Inertial Fusion Energy Tutorial (committee only)
Steve Cowley &
Riccardo Betti
9:00 pm   Adjourn for day

  Wednesday, March 30, 2011

CLOSED SESSION
7:30 am   Breakfast available
8:00 am   Welcome and opening remarks
• Plans and goals for the meeting
Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
8:30 am   Balance and composition discussion for new members David Lang
8:45 am   Break
OPEN SESSION
9:00 am   Welcome and opening remarks Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
9:05 am   The National Ignition Campaign John Lindl, LLNL
10:00 am   Discussion
10:15 am   Role of the National Ignition Facility Beyond the
National Ignition Campaign: NNSA Perspective
Chris Deeney, NNSA
10:45 am   Discussion
11:00 am   LIFE Delivery Plan Mike Dunne et al, LLNL
12:00 pm   Discussion
CLOSED SESSION
12:15 pm   Lunch Committee only
OPEN SESSION
1:00 pm   Fast Ignition for Inertial Fusion Energy Richard Freeman,
Ohio State University
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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1:45 pm   Discussion  
2:00 pm   Adjourn open session for the day  
CLOSED SESSION
2:15 pm   Discussion with ICF Target Physics Panel Chair John Ahearne, Chair,
Target Physics Panel
(by telecon)
3:15 pm   Committee discussion  
8:30 pm   Adjourn for day  

  Thursday, March 31, 2011

CLOSED SESSION
7:30 am   Breakfast  
OPEN SESSION
8:00 am   Magnetized Target Fusion Glen Wurden, LANL, &
Irv Lindemuth,
Univ. of Nevada at Reno
8:45 am   Discussion  
9:00 am   Chamber Materials Challenges for Inertial Fusion Energy Steve Zinkle, ORNL
10:00 am   Discussion  
10:15 am   Break  
10:30 am   Lessons in Engineering Innovation Elon Musk,
SpaceX, Tesla Motors,
Solar City
(by videoconference)
11:00 am   Public Comment Session  
12:00 pm   Adjourn open session and break for lunch  
CLOSED SESSION
12:00 pm   Lunch Committee only  
1:00 pm   Committee discussion  
8:30 pm   Adjourn for the day  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Site Visit to Sandia National Laboratories
Friday, April 1, 2011

7:20 - 8:00 am Committee travel and badging
8:00 - 8:30 am

Remarks on Sandia and IFE

Steve Rottler,

Vice President Science and Technology and Research

Foundations, and Chief Technology Officer

8:30 - 10:00 am Various presentations
10:00 - 10:15 am Break
10:15 - 10:25 am Walk to the Z facility
10:25 - 10:55 am Tour of the Z facility
11:00 - 11:45 am Mykonos facility
12:00 pm Depart for hotel and meeting adjourns
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Fourth Meeting

Rochester, New York

  Wednesday, June 15, 2011

CLOSED SESSION
8:00 am   Breakfast available Seminar Room
8:30:00 am   Welcome and opening remarks Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
8:45 am   Break
OPEN SESSION
9:00 am   Welcome and opening remarks Ron Davidson &
Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
9:05 am   Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in the UK and EU John Collier, UK Science
and Technology Facilities
Council
10:15 am   Discussion  
10:35 am   Break
10:50 am   Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in Japan Hiroshi Azechi, Institute of
Laser Engineering,
Osaka University
12:00 pm   Discussion  
12:20 pm   Lunch Seminar Room
1:00 pm   Integrated design of a laser fusion target chamber system John Sethian,
Naval Research
Laboratory
2:00 pm   Discussion  
2:20 pm   Adjourn open session for the day
CLOSED SESSION
2:30 pm   Discussion  
8:30 pm   Adjourn for day  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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  Thursday, June 16, 2011

CLOSED SESSION
8:00 am   Breakfast Seminar Room
OPEN SESSION
8:30 am   Nuclear Power Plant Financing Philip M. Huyck,
Encite, LLC (formerly of
Credit Suisse First
Boston & Trust
Company of the West)
9:30 am   Discussion  
9:45 am   Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in China Zhang Jie
President,
Shanghai Jiao Tong
University
11:00 am   Discussion  
11:20 am   Public Comment Session  
11:30 am   General Discussion with All Speakers Committee & Speakers
12:00 pm   Adjourn open session and break for lunch  
CLOSED SESSION
12:00 pm   Lunch Seminar Room
Committee only
1:00 pm   Discussion with ICF Target Physics Panel Chair John Ahearne, Chair,
Target Physics Panel
2:00 pm   Continued discussion  
8:30 pm   Adjourn for the day  
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Site Visit to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics

  Friday, June 17, 2011

CLOSED SESSION
7:30 am   Breakfast available Seminar Room
8:00 am   Discussion All
9:30 am   Break & Gather at Seminar Room for site visit  
OPEN SESSION
9:45 am   LLE overview (in Seminar Room) R.L. McCrory
10:15 am-12:00 pm  

Site tours and posters

  • Break Panel into three groups each with a primary tour guide. Tour guides:
    • R.L. McCrory
    • D.D. Meyerhofer
    • P. McKenty
  • Three Stations, each with two posters and facility presenter (~1/2 hour at each station)
    • OMEGA
      • S. Morse
      • Poster on Cryogenic target performance and Polar Drive–V Goncharov
      • Poster on Omega as a User Facility–J Soures
  • OMEGA EP
    • D. Canning
    • Poster on Fast/Shock Ignition–W. Theobald
    • Poster on new technologies for EP–J. Zuegel
  • OMAM
    • A. Rigatti
    • Poster on high damage threshold coatings–J. Oliver
    • Poster on diffractive optics–T. Kessler
 
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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12:00 pm   Tour ends at Seminar Room.
Adjourn site visit, adjourn meeting, and depart.
 
Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Research Council. 2012. Interim Report—Status of the Study "An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy". Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/13371.
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The scientific and technological progress in inertial confinement fusion has been substantial during the past decade. However, many of the technologies needed for an integrated inertial fusion energy system are still at an early stage of technological maturity. For all approaches to inertial fusion energy there remain critical scientific and engineering challenges.

In this interim report of the study An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy, the Committee on the Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems outlines their preliminary conclusions and recommendations of the feasibility of inertial fusion energy. The committee also describes its anticipated next steps as it prepares its final report.

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