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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6118 Appendix D: Agendas for Meetings of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial 6119 Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets 6120 6121 First Meeting: February 16-17, 2011 6122 Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, D.C. 6123 6124 6125 Wednesday, February 16, 2011 6126 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6127 6128 10:15 am Welcome and Call to order 6129 John Ahearne, panel chair 6130 6131 10:20 am Review of charge to the panel, the U.S. Department of Energy’s 6132 interests in the committee and panel reports, and nuclear weapons 6133 proliferation risks for an inertial fusion energy program 6134 David Crandall, Office of the Under Secretary for Science, U.S. 6135 Department of Energy 6136 6137 10:50 am Questions and discussion 6138 6139 11:05 am Indirect drive target physics at the National Ignition Facility (NIF) 6140 John Lindl, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 6141 6142 11:25 am Questions and discussion 6143 6144 11:50 am Direct drive target physics at the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) 6145 Andrew Schmitt, Naval Research Laboratory 6146 6147 12:10 am Questions and Discussion 6148 6149 WORKING LUNCH (12:35 pm – 1:15 pm) 6150 6151 1:15 pm Direct drive target physics at NIF 6152 David Meyerhofer, Laboratory for Laser Energetics 6153 6154 1:35 pm Questions and Discussion 6155 6156 2:00 pm Heavy ion target physics 6157 John Perkins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 6158 6159 2:20 pm Questions and Discussion 6160 A-24

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6161 2:45 pm Z pinch target physics 6162 Mark Herrmann, Sandia National Laboratories 6163 6164 3:00 pm Questions and Discussion 6165 6166 3:15 pm Opportunity for Public Comment 6167 6168 3:30 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public 6169 6170 6171 Thursday, February 17, 2011 6172 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6173 6174 8:15 am Non-proliferation considerations associated with inertial fusion 6175 energy 6176 Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley 6177 6178 8:35 am Questions and Discussion 6179 6180 8:55 am Opportunity for public comment 6181 6182 9:00 am Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public 6183 6184 6185 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6186 6187 This session from 9:15 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. will involve information restricted from 6188 public release. 6189 6190 9:15 am Call to order 6191 John Ahearne, panel chair 6192 6193 9:20 am Additional comments from sponsors 6194 David Crandall, Office of the Under Secretary for Science 6195 6196 9:35 am Questions and Discussion 6197 6198 9:50 am Test data relevant to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and further 6199 Q&A on indirect drive target physics at NIF 6200 Douglas Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory 6201 Steven Haan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 6202 6203 10:20 am Questions and Discussion 6204 A-25

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6205 BREAK (10:50 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.) 6206 6207 11:00 am Z-pinch target physics, continued 6208 Mark Herrmann, Sandia National Laboratories 6209 6210 11:20 am Questions and Discussion 6211 6212 11:45 am Non-proliferation considerations associated with inertial fusion 6213 energy, continued 6214 Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley 6215 6216 12:15 pm Non-cryogenic ignition targets 6217 John Perkins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 6218 6219 12:35 pm Questions and Discussion 6220 6221 1:00 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public 6222 6223 6224 6225 Second Meeting: April 6-7, 2011 6226 Pleasanton and Livermore, California 6227 6228 AGENDA 6229 6230 Wednesday, April 6, 2011 6231 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6232 6233 Location: Pleasanton Marriott, Danville Room 6234 11950 Dublin Canyon Road, Pleasanton, California 94588 6235 6236 9:00 am Welcome and Call to order 6237 John Ahearne, panel chair 6238 6239 DISCUSSION 1: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL IGNITION 6240 FACILITY (NIF) PROGRAM TO INERTIAL FUSION ENERGY (IFE) 6241 6242 9:05 am System Considerations for IFE 6243 T. Anklam, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 6244 6245 9:50 am Overview of Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE) System and Key 6246 Considerations for IFE Targets 6247 M. Dunne, LLNL 6248 6249 BREAK (10:50 – 11:00) 6250 A-26

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6251 11:00 am Open Question and Discussion Session 6252 6253 11:45 am Opportunity for Public Comment 6254 6255 12:00 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public 6256 6257 12:00 pm -12:45 pm: Travel to Livermore 6258 6259 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6260 6261 This session from 12:45 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. will involve information restricted 6262 from public release. 6263 6264 Location: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 6265 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550 6266 6267 WORKING LUNCH (12:45 pm – 1:30 pm) – Continued Q&A from morning 6268 briefings 6269 6270 1:30 pm Options: 6271 • Tour of NIF and Q&A; 6272 Ed Moses, LLNL 6273 • Briefing on NIF in conference room and Q&A. 6274 6275 DISCUSSION 2: CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION OF PLANS FOR 6276 ACHIEVING IGNITION AND HIGH GAIN 6277 6278 2:00 pm NIC Overview and Challenges that must be addressed to validate 6279 ICF ignition physics 6280 J. Lindl, LLNL 6281 6282 BREAK (3:00 – 3:10) 6283 6284 3:10 pm Code Modeling and Benchmarking 6285 J. Lindl and M. Marinak 6286 6287 4:10 pm Open Question and Discussion Session 6288 6289 6290 5:00 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Closed to the Public 6291 6292 6293 6294 6295 THURSDAY, APRIL 7, 2011 A-27

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6296 6297 7:00 am Meet in Lobby of Pleasanton Marriott for transport to Livermore 6298 6299 7:30 am Breakfast available at Livermore 6300 6301 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6302 6303 This session from 8:15 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. will involve information restricted 6304 from public release. 6305 6306 DISCUSSION 3: LIFE TARGET SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 6307 6308 8:15 am LIFE Target system design 6309 P. Amendt, LLNL 6310 6311 9:00 am LIFE Development Plans 6312 TBA, LLNL 6313 6314 10:00 am Open Question and Discussion Session 6315 6316 BREAK (10:45 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.) 6317 6318 DISCUSSION 4: PROLIFERATION 6319 6320 11:00 am Nonproliferation and IFE 6321 R. Lehman, LLNL 6322 6323 12:00 pm Open Question and Discussion Session 6324 6325 12:30 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public 6326 6327 6328 A-28

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6329 6330 Third Meeting: May 10-11, 2011 6331 Albuquerque, New Mexico 6332 6333 Tuesday, May 10, 2011 6334 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6335 6336 8:30 am Welcome and Call to order 6337 John Ahearne, panel chair 6338 6339 8:35 am Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets at Los Alamos National 6340 Laboratory 6341 Juan Fernandez, Los Alamos National Laboratory 6342 6343 9:05 am Questions and Discussion 6344 6345 9:35 am Design and simulation of Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion targets 6346 Steve Slutz, Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) 6347 6348 10:05 am Questions and Discussion 6349 6350 10:35 am Opportunity for Public Comment 6351 6352 10:45 am Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Open to the Public 6353 6354 10:45 am -11:45 am: Travel to Sandia 6355 6356 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6357 6358 This session from 11:45 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. will involve information restricted 6359 from public release. 6360 6361 Location: Sandia National Laboratories 6362 6363 WORKING LUNCH (11:45 am – 12:30 pm) – Q&A with Juan Fernandez, 6364 LANL 6365 6366 12:30 pm Welcome to Pulsed Power Sciences Center 6367 Keith Matzen, SNL 6368 6369 12:45 pm Options: 6370 • Tour of Z facility and Q&A; 6371 TBA 6372 • Briefing on Z facility in conference room and Q&A. 6373 TBA A-29

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6374 6375 1:45 pm The potential for a Z-pinch fusion system for IFE and target 6376 design 6377 Mark Herrman, SNL 6378 6379 2:30 pm Questions and Discussion 6380 BREAK (3:00 – 3:15) 6381 6382 3:15 pm Fusion target experiments and technical contract 6383 Dan Sinars, SNL 6384 6385 4:00 pm Questions and Discussion 6386 6387 4:30 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Closed to the Public 6388 6389 WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2011 6390 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: NOT OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6391 6392 This session from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. will involve information restricted 6393 from public release. 6394 6395 8:00 am Z-pinch target design and development 6396 Stephanie Hansen, SNL 6397 6398 8:45 am Questions and Discussion 6399 6400 9:15 am Fusion target simulations and validation 6401 Charlie Nakhleh, SNL 6402 10:00 am Questions and Discussion 6403 6404 10:30 am Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public 6405 6406 A-30

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6407 6408 Fourth Meeting: July 6-8, 2011 6409 Rochester, New York 6410 6411 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 6412 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6413 6414 8:25 am Welcome and Call to order 6415 John Ahearne, panel chair 6416 6417 8:30 am Welcome and Overview of LLE’s ICF program 6418 Robert McCrory, LLE 6419 6420 9:15 am Questions and Discussion 6421 6422 10:00 am Direct-Drive Progress on OMEGA 6423 Craig Sangster, LLE 6424 6425 10:30 am Questions and Discussion 6426 6427 BREAK (11:00 – 11:15 am) 6428 6429 11:15 am Polar Drive Target Design 6430 Radha Bahukutumbi, LLE 6431 6432 11:45 am Questions and Discussion 6433 6434 WORKING LUNCH (12:15 – 1:15 pm) – Free Q&A with Speakers 6435 6436 1:15 pm Facilitating NIF for Polar Drive 6437 David Meyerhofer, LLE 6438 6439 1:35 pm Questions and Discussion 6440 6441 2:00 pm Fast and Shock Ignition Research 6442 David Meyerhofer, LLE 6443 6444 2:30 pm Questions and Discussion 6445 6446 BREAK (3:00 – 3:15) 6447 6448 3:15 pm LPI Issues for Direct Drive 6449 Dustin Froula and Jason Myatt, LLE 6450 6451 3:45 pm Questions and Discussion 6452 A-31

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PREPUBLICATION COPY--SUBJECT TO FURTHER EDITORIAL CORRECTION 6453 4:15 pm Opportunity for Public Comment 6454 6455 4:30 pm Adjourn Open Session 6456 6457 THURSDAY, JULY 7, 2011 6458 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC 6459 6460 8:00 am OPTIONAL: Tour of OMEGA 6461 6462 9:00 am Heavy Ion Target Design 6463 B. Grant Logan, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory 6464 6465 9:45 am Questions and Discussion 6466 6467 BREAK (10:30 – 10:45 am) 6468 6469 10:45 am Discussion of LIFE Targets and Program 6470 Mike Dunne, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories 6471 6472 11:15 am Questions and Discussion 6473 6474 WORKING LUNCH (11:45 am – 12:45 pm) – Free Q&A with Speakers 6475 6476 12:45 pm Technical Feasibility of Target Manufacturing 6477 Abbas Nikroo, General Atomics 6478 6479 1:15 pm Questions and Discussion 6480 6481 1:45 pm Opportunity for Public Comment 6482 6483 2:00 pm Adjourn Open Session 6484 6485 6486 A-32