Panel Meeting Agendas and Presenters
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FEBRUARY 16-17, 2011
Call to order and welcome
John Ahearne, Chair
Overview of the study task and origins and the National Academies’ study process
Sarah Case, Study Director; John Ahearne, Chair
IFE committee briefing to the panel on expectations
Gerald Kulcinski, Inertial Fusion Energy Committee Co-Chair
Review of charge to the panel, the U.S. Department of Energy’s interests in the committee and panel reports, and nuclear weapons proliferation risks for an inertial fusion energy program
David Crandall, Office of the Under Secretary for Science, U.S. Department of Energy
Indirect drive target physics at the National Ignition Facility (NIF)
John Lindl, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
Direct drive target physics at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Andrew Schmitt, NRL
Direct drive target physics at NIF
David Meyerhofer, Laboratory for Laser Energetics
Heavy ion target physics
John Perkins, LLNL
Z-pinch target physics
Mark Herrmann, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL)
Non-proliferation considerations associated with inertial fusion energy
Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA
APRIL 6-7, 2011
Welcome and call to order
John Ahearne, Chair
System considerations for IFE
Tom Anklam, LLNL
Overview of laser inertial fusion energy system and key considerations for IFE targets
Michael Dunne, LLNL
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
MAY 10-11, 2011
Welcome and call to order
John Ahearne, Chair
Inertial confinement fusion (ICF) targets at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL)
Juan Fernandez, LANL
Design and simulation of magnetized liner inertial fusion targets
Steve Slutz, SNL
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
JULY 6-8, 2012
Welcome and call to order
John Ahearne, Chair
Welcome and overview of Laboratory for Laser Energetics (LLE) ICF program
Robert McCrory, LLE
Direct-drive progress on OMEGA
Craig Sangster, LLE
Polar drive target design
Radha Bahukutumbi, LLE
Facilitating NIF for polar drive
David Meyerhofer, LLE
Fast and shock ignition research
David Meyerhofer, LLE
LPI issues for direct drive
Dustin Froula and Jason Myatt, LLE
Heavy ion target design
B. Grant Logan, LBNL
Discussion of LIFE targets and program
Michael Dunne, LLNL
Technical feasibility of target manufacturing
Abbas Nikroo, General Atomics
WASHINGTON, D.C.
SEPTEMBER 20-22, 2012
Welcome and call to order
John Ahearne, Chair
Development of the technologies for laser fusion direct drive
John Sethian, NRL
Overview of current NRL program for ICF/IFE
Steve Obenschain and Andrew Schmitt, NRL, and Frank Hegeler, Commonwealth Technology at NRL
Overview of LPI physics and LANL understanding
David Montgomery, LANL
Understanding of LPI and its impact on indirect drive
Mordechai Rosen, LLNL
Assessment of understanding of LPI for direct drive (solid-state)
Dustin Froula, LLE
Assessment of understanding of LPI for direct drive (KrF)
Andrew Schmitt, NRL
State of the art for LPI simulation
Denise Hinckel, LLNL
