Agendas for Committee Meetings and Site Visits
FIRST MEETING
KECK CENTER, WASHINGTON, D.C.
DECEMBER 16-17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Closed Session | ||
8:30 am |
Committee discussion |
Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
Noon |
Working lunch (continued discussion) |
Committee |
Open Session | ||
1:00 pm | Welcome | Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
1:15 |
Perspectives from the DOE Office of Science Steve Koonin, DOE |
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1:45 | Discussion | |
2:00 |
Perspectives from NNSA Stockpile Stewardship |
Chris Deeney, NNSA |
2:20 | Discussion | |
2:30 |
Perspectives from the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science |
Ed Synakowski and Mark Koepke, OFES |
3:00 | Discussion | |
3:15 | Break | |
3:30 |
Findings from the 2003 FESAC report: A Plan for the Development of Fusion Energy |
Robert Goldston, PPL, and Michael Campbell, Logos Technologies |
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 | Adjourn meeting for the day | |
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, DOE |
9:30 | Discussion | |
9:45 |
Perspectives from NNSA Defense Programs |
Donald Cook, NNSA |
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 the Office of Science and Technology Policy |
Steve Fetter, OSTP |
11:45 | General discussion |
Closed Session | |||
12:15 pm | Working lunch | Committee | |
1:00 | Committee discussion | ||
3:00 | Adjourn |
SECOND MEETING
SAN RAMON, CALIFORNIA
JANUARY 29-31, 2011
Saturday, January 29, 2011
Open Session | |||
8:00 am |
Welcome and Opening Remarks |
Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs | |
8:15 |
Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy, Indirect-Drive Targets (including Q&A) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
Michael Dunne, Edward Moses, Jeff Latkowski, and Tom Anklam, LLNL | |
10:15 | Break | ||
10:30 |
Laser-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy, Direct-Drive Targets (including Q&A) University of Rochester |
Robert McCrory, Stanley Skupsky, and Jonathan Zuegel, LLE | |
Closed Session | |||
12:30 pm |
Working lunch: preparation of questions for speakers from morning sessions |
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Open Session | |||
1:00 |
Krypton-Fluoride-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy (including Q&A) Naval Research Laboratory |
John Sethian and Stephen Obenschain, NRL | |
3:00 | Break | ||
3:15 |
Ion-Beam-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy (including Q&A) Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
Grant Logan, LBNL |
Closed Session | ||
4:45 |
Discussion and preparation of questions for speakers from afternoon sessions |
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Open Session | ||
5:00 |
Question and answer session with speakers on all driver concepts |
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6:00 | Adjourn open session | |
Closed Session | ||
6:00 | Committee discussion | |
9:00 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
Sunday, January 30, 2011 | ||
Closed Session | ||
7:30 am | Breakfast | |
Open Session | ||
8:00 |
Pulsed-Power Inertial Fusion Energy and Targets (including Q&A) Sandia National Laboratories |
Michael Cuneo and Mark Herrmann, SNL |
Closed Session | ||
9:30 |
Discussion and preparation of questions for morning speaker |
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Open Session | ||
9:45 am |
Questions and answer session with morning speaker |
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10:00 |
Perspectives from Los Alamos National Laboratory (including Q&A) |
Juan Fernández, LANL |
10:45 |
Overview of IFE Target Designs (including Q&A) |
John Perkins, LLNL |
11:45 | Break for lunch | |
Noon |
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 |
Perspective of Stephen Bodner (including Q&A) |
Stephen Bodner |
2:45 |
General question and answer period |
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3:15 | Public comment session | All |
4:15 | Adjourn open session | |
Closed Session | ||
4:15 | Committee discussion | |
8:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
Monday, January 31, 2011 | ||
Open Session | ||
8:00 am |
Site Visit: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory |
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12:30 pm | Lunch at LBNL | |
1:30 |
Site Visit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
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4:00 | Adjourn meeting |
THIRD MEETING
ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
MARCH 29-31 AND APRIL 1, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Closed Session | ||
7:00 pm |
Inertial Confinement Fusion and Inertial Fusion Energy Tutorial (committee only) |
Steve Cowley and Riccardo Betti, Committee members |
9:00 | Adjourn for the day | |
Wednesday, March 30, 2011 | ||
Closed Session | ||
8:00 am |
Welcome and opening remarks: Plans and goals for the meeting |
Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
8:30 |
Balance and composition discussion for new members |
David Lang, NRC |
8:45 | Break | |
Open Session | ||
9:00 |
Welcome and opening remarks |
Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
9:05 | The National Ignition Campaign | John Lindl, LLNL |
10:00 | Discussion | |
10:15 |
Role of the National Ignition Facility Beyond the National Ignition Campaign: NNSA Perspective |
Chris Deeney, NNSA |
10:45 | Discussion | |
11:00 | LIFE Delivery Plan | Mike Dunne and others, LLNL |
Noon | Discussion | |
Closed Session | ||
12:15 pm | Lunch | Committee only |
Open Session | ||
1:00 |
Fast Ignition for Inertial Fusion Energy |
Richard Freeman, Ohio State University |
1:45 | Discussion | |
2:00 |
Adjourn open session for the day |
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Closed Session | ||
2:15 |
Discussion with ICF Target Physics Panel Chair |
John Ahearne, Chair, Target Physics Panel (by teleconference) |
3:15 | Committee discussion | |
8:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
Thursday, March 31, 2011 | ||
Closed Session | ||
7:30 am | Breakfast | |
Open Session | ||
8:00 |
Magnetized Target Fusion |
Glen Wurden, LANL, and Irv Lindemuth, University of Nevada at Reno |
8:45 | Discussion | |
9:00 |
Chamber Materials Challenges for Inertial Fusion Energy |
Steve Zinkle, ORNL |
10:00 | Discussion | |
10:15 | Break | |
10:30 | Lessons in Engineering Innovation | Elon Musk, SpaceX, Tesla Motors, Solar City (by videoconference) |
11:00 | Public comment session | |
Noon | Adjourn open session |
Closed Session | ||
Noon | Lunch |
Committee only |
1:00 pm |
Committee discussion |
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8:30 | Adjourn for the day | |
Friday, April 1, 2011 Site Visit to Sandia National Laboratories |
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Closed Session | ||
8:00 am |
Remarks on Sandia and IFE |
Steve Rottler, SNL |
8:30 |
Various presentations |
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10:00 |
Break |
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10:25 |
Tour of the Z facility |
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11:00 |
Mykonos facility |
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Noon | Adjourn meeting |
FOURTH MEETING
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK
JUNE 15-17, 2011
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Closed Session | ||
8:30 am | Welcome and opening remarks | Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
8:45 | Break | |
Open Session | ||
9:00 | Welcome and opening remarks | Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
9:05 |
Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in the UK and EU |
John Collier, UK Science and Technology Facilities Council |
10:15 | Discussion | |
10:35 | Break |
10:50 |
Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in Japan |
Hiroshi Azechi, Institute of Laser Engineering, Osaka University |
Noon | Discussion | |
12:20 pm | Lunch | |
1:00 |
Integrated Design of a Laser Fusion Target Chamber System |
John Sethian, Naval Research Laboratory |
2:00 | Discussion | |
2:20 | Adjourn open session for the day | |
Closed Session | ||
2:30 | Discussion | |
8:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
Thursday, June 16, 2011 | ||
Closed Session | ||
8:00 am | Breakfast | |
Open Session | ||
8:30 |
Nuclear Power Plant Financing |
Philip M. Huyck, Encite, LLC (formerly of Credit Suisse First Boston & Trust Company of the West) |
9:30 | Discussion | |
9:45 |
Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in China |
Zhang Jie, Shanghai Jiao Tong University |
11:00 | Discussion | |
11:20 | Public comment session | |
11:30 |
General discussion with all speakers |
Committee and speakers |
Noon |
Adjourn open session |
Closed Session | ||
Noon | Lunch | Committee only |
1:00 pm |
Discussion with ICF Target Physics Panel Chair |
John Ahearne, Chair, Target Physics Panel |
2:00 |
Continued discussion |
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8:30 pm |
Adjourn for the day |
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Friday, June 17, 2011 Site Visit to the Laboratory for Laser Energetics | ||
Closed Session | ||
8:00 am | Discussion | All |
9:30 |
Break and gather for site visit |
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Open Session | ||
9:45 | LLE Overview | R.L. McCrory, LLE |
10:15 |
Site tours and posters
• Break panel into three groups, each with a primary tour guide. Tour guides: R.L. McCrory, D.D. Meyerhofer, and P. McKenty • Three stations, each with two posters and a 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 — OMAN A. Rigatti Poster on high damage threshold coatings—J. Oliver Poster on diffractive optics—T. Kessler |
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Noon |
Adjourn site visit, adjourn meeting |
FIFTH MEETING
WASHINGTON, D.C.
OCTOBER 31-NOVEMBER 2, 2011
Monday, October 31, 2011
Closed Session | ||
8:30 am | Committee discussion | |
Open Session | ||
10:15 |
Welcome and opening remarks |
Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
10:20 |
Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in Europe and ussia |
Boris Sharkov, FAIR GmbH |
11:20 | Discussion | |
11:40 | Public comment session | |
Closed Session | ||
Noon | Lunch | Committee only |
Open Session | ||
1:00 pm | Mass Manufacturing of Targets | Abbas Nikroo, General Atomics |
2:00 | Discussion | |
2:30 |
A Perspective on Licensing of Inertial Fusion Power Plants |
Dick Meserve, Carnegie Institute for Science |
3:00 | Discussion | |
Closed Session | ||
9:00 pm | Adjourn for the day |
Tuesday, November 1, 2011 | ||
Closed Session | ||
Open Session | ||
10:45 am |
A Perspective on Safety Issues of an Inertial Fusion Power Plant |
Kathy McCarthy, Idaho National Laboratory |
11:15 | Discussion | |
11:30 | Public comment session | |
Closed Session | ||
6:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
Wednesday, November 2, 2011 Site Visit to Laser Fusion Facilities, Naval Research Laboratory |
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Open Session | ||
9:00 am |
Gathering and introductions Overview of the NRL Laser Fusion Program |
Stephen Obenschain, |
9:45 |
Tours of Nike and Electra KrF Laser Facilities |
Victor Serlin, and John Sethian |
Tour of Nike Target Facility | Yefm Aglitskiy, Max Karasik, and Jim Weaver | |
Tour of Nike Laser Facility |
David Kehne and Steve Terrell | |
Tour of Electra Facility | Frank Hegeler, Matt Myers, and Matt Wolford | |
11:15 |
Discussion (with light lunch) |
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11:45 | Adjourn |
SIXTH MEETING
SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA
FEBRUARY 22-23, 2012
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
Closed Session | ||
8:00 am | Welcome | Ron Davidson and Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs |
8:05 |
Discussion of Business: Status of the Study |
David Lang, Staff |
8:30 |
Report from the ICF Target Physics Panel |
John Ahearne, Chair |
Open Session | ||
9:00 |
Status of the National Ignition Campaign and Plans Post-FY2012 |
Jeffrey Quintenz, NNSA |
9:25 | Discussion | |
9:40 |
Status of the National Ignition Facility, Plans for the Facility Post-FY2012, and the LIFE Project |
Mike Dunne, LLNL |
10:05 | Discussion | |
10:20 | Public comment session | |
10:40 | Adjourn open session | |
Closed Session | ||
10:45 |
Discussion of final report |
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Noon | Working lunch | |
Open Session | ||
12:30 pm |
Tour of General Atomics target fabrication facilities |
All |
2:00 | Adjourn tour and open session | |
Closed Session | ||
2:05 |
Continued discussion of final report |
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6:00 pm | Adjourn for the day |
Thursday, February 23, 2012 | ||
Closed Session | ||
8:00 am |
Continued discussion of final report |
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4:00 pm |
Discussion of plan to complete report |
All |
5:00 pm | Adjourn meeting |