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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Appendix A
Meeting Agendas and Attendance

AUGUST 1-2,1996 BECKMAN CENTER, IRVINE CALIFORNIA

Agenda

Thursday, August 1

0730

Welcome

Steven Koonin, Chair

0745

Administrative Issues

 

0815

Charge to the Committee

Robin Staffin, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Development, DOE

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

0845

Discussion of Committee

Balance and Composition

Norman Metzger, Executive Director, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

1000

Tutorial on Weapon Physics*

Primaries, Bruce Goodwin, LLNL

Secondaries, Jas. Mercer-Smith, LANL

1200

Overview on Science-Based Stockpile Stewardship*

Robin Staffin

1330

Overview of Inertial Confinement Fusion Program*

George Miller, Associate Director for National Security, LLNL

1430

ICF Management and Use Plan

David Crandall, Office of Inertial Fusion and National Ignition Facility, DOE

1545

NIF Description and Plans

Jeff Paisner, Program Manager, NIF Project, LLNL

1645

Tutorial on Glass Lasers

Howard Powell, Program Leader for Laser

 

 

Science and Technology, LLNL

1745

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

Friday, August 2

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0730

Description of Above-Ground Experimentation (AGEX) Program*

Philip Goldstone, Science and Technology Advisor, LANL

0830

Tutorial on Direct Drive

Charles Verdon, Deputy Director, Laboratory for Laser Energetics, University of Rochester

1000

Tutorial on Indirect Drive (partly closed)*

John Lindl, Scientific Director for the ICF Program, LLNL

1115

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

1230

ADJOURN

 

*  

 Briefing rescheduled to future meeting for reasons of national security.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Attendees

Committee

Steven Koonin

Robert Byer

Robert Conn

Ronald Davidson

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Arthur Kerman

Marshall Rosenbluth

NRC Staff

Susan Campbell

Mary Gordon

Kevin Hale

Norman Metzger

Sidney Reed (consultant)

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

Robin Staffin

David Crandall

Chris Keane

Kevin Bieg

Theresa Egan

Doug Drake

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Joe Kilkenny

Michael Campbell

George Miller

Bruce Goodwin

Jeff Paisner

Howard Powell

John Lindl

Roy R. Johnson

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Philip Goldstone

Jas. Mercer-Smith

Melissa Cray

Sandia National Laboratories

Jeff Quintenz

Don Cook

General Atomics

David Baldwin

University of Rochester/Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Robert McCrory

Charles Verdon

Naval Research Laboratory

Stephen Bodner

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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SEPTEMBER 19-21,1996 LAWRENCE LIVERMORE NATIONAL LABORATORY

Agenda

Thursday, September 19

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

0745

Discussion of Committee

Balance and Composition

Norman Metzger, Executive Director, Commission on Physical Sciences, Mathematics, and Applications

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0845

Welcome

Steven Koonin, Chair

0900

Weapons Vault Tour CLOSED

George Miller, Associate Director for National Security, LLNL

1045

Stockpile Stewardship CLOSED

Sid Drell, Deputy Director, Stanford Linear Accelerator Center

1230

Primary Weapons Physics CLOSED

Bruce Goodwin, LLNL

1345

Secondary Weapons Physics CLOSED

James Mercer-Smith, LANL

1515

Application of High Power Laser to Stockpile Stewardship CLOSED

George Miller, LLNL

1630

Weapons AGEX Program CLOSED

Philip Goldstone, Science and Technology Advisor, LANL

1745

EXECUTIVE SESSION

Steven Koonin, Chair

Friday, September 20

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0745

Surveillance Program CLOSED

Robert Paulsen, SNL

0845

Personnel Demographics CLOSED

All laboratories

0930

Tutorial on Diagnostics

Ray Leeper, SNL

1030

Computational Modeling and Confidence in Ignition CLOSED

William Krauser, LANL

 

 

Steve Haan, LLNL

1200

Lunch and Tour of NOVA and Beamlet

 

1415

Status of NAS Technical Contracts for NOVA

Joe Kilkenny, LLNL

1530

Status of NAS Technical Contracts for NOVA, continued CLOSED

Melissa Cray, LANL

1630

Status of NAS Technical Contract for OMEGA

Bob McCrory, UR/LLE

1730

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

Saturday, September 21

0800

EXECUTIVE SESSION

1100

ADJOURN

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Attendees

Committee

Steven Koonin

David Arnett

Robert Byer

Robert Conn

Anthony DeMaria

Paul Dimotakis

Jack Dongarra

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Henry Kendall

Arthur Kerman

Stephen Orszag

Marshall Rosenbluth

George Trilling

J. Pace VanDevender

NRC Staff

Mary Gordon

Norman Metzger

Sidney Reed (consultant)

Ronald Taylor

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

Kevin Bieg

David Crandall

Doug Drake

Chris Keane

Carol Myers

Scott Samuelson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Mike Anastasio

Tom Bernay

Bruce Goodwin

Steven W. Hahn

Bruce Hammel

Ted Jaito

Kent Johnson

Roy R. Johnson

Joe Kilkenny

Bob Kauffman

Brian MacGowan George Miller

Thaddeus Orzechowshi

Jeff Paisner

Don Patterson

Steve Pollaine

Howard Powell

Mordecai Rosen

Richard Ward

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Melissa Cray

Juan Fernandez

Philip Goldstone

Nev Hoffman

William Krauser

Jas. Mercer-Smith

Doug Wilson

Sandia National Laboratories

Don Cook

Ray Leeper

Keith Matzen

Robert Paulsen

Jeff Quintenz

University of Rochester/Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Steve Loucks

Robert McCrory

Charles Verdon

Naval Research Laboratory

Stephen Bodner

John Gardner

Steve Obenschain

Other

Sidney Drell

Damon Giovanielli

Bill Hogan

Mike Minsler

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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OCTOBER 16-17,1996 UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER, LABORATORY FOR LASER ENERGETICS

Agenda

Wednesday, October 16 — Closed Sessions

0830

Welcome

S. Koonin, Chair

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

0845

Committee Executive Session

S. Koonin, Chair

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0915

Weapons Physics Scaling

R. Ward, LLNL

1000

Discussion

 

1030

Plans for NIF Weapons Physics Experiments

T. Perry, LLNL

1115

Discussion

 

1130

Applications of ICF Laser Technology to the Wxx Life Extension Program

J. Sefcik, LLNL

1145

Discussion

 

1300

Hohlraum Symmetry Control, Systematic and Random, Crucial for High-Convergence Implosions

J. Kilkenny, LLNL

1330

Discussion

 

1400

Direct Drive Ignition Status and Plans

C. Verdon, UR/LLE

1430

Discussion

 

1515

Z-Pinch Tutorial

K. Matzen, SNL

1600

Discussion

 

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

1615

Committee Executive Session

S. Koonin, Chair

1715

Tour of the OMEGA Laser Facility

R. McCrory, UR/LLE

1830

ADJOURN

 

Thursday, October 17 — Open Sessions

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0830

ICF Program Planning Overview

D. Crandall, DOE

0845

ICF Program Planning

C. Keane, DOE

0915

Discussion

 

1000

NIF Project Planning

S. Samuelson, DOE

1030

Discussion

 

1100

NIF Manufacturing Facilitization

H. Powell, LLNL

1130

Discussion

 

1315

EXECUTIVE SESSION

S. Kooni, Chair

1500

ADJOURN

 

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Attendees

Committee

Steven Koonin

David Arnett

Paul Dimotakis

Jack Dongarra.

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Henry Kendall

Stephen Orszag

J. Pace VanDevender

NRC Staff

Mary Gordon

Sidney Reed (consultant)

Ronald Taylor

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

Kevin Bieg

Don Cook

David Crandall

Robert DeWitt

Doug Drake

Chris Keane

Scott Samuelson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Jeff Atherton

Michael Campbell

Bruce Hammel

Roy R. Johnson

Joe Kilkenny

John Lindl.

George Miller

Thaddeus Orzechowski

Michael Perry

Ted Perry

Howard Powell

Mordecai Rosen

Joe Sefcik

Richard Ward

Los Alamos National Laboratory

John H. Birely

Melissa Cray

Larry Foreman

Jas. Mercer-Smith

Don Wade

Douglas Wilson

Sandia National Laboratories

Don Cook

Keith Matzen

Jeff Quintenz

University of Rochester/Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Steve Loucks

Robert McCrory

P.W. McKenty

J.M. Soures

Charles Verdon

Naval Research Laboratory

Stephen Bodner

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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NOVEMBER 3-5, 1996 LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY, SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES

Agenda

Sunday, November 3 — Los Alamos National Laboratory — Closed Session

1600

WETF Tour

Arthur Nobile Jr., LANL

1830

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

Monday, November 4 — Target Fabrication, LANL — Closed Sessions

 

BRIEFING SESSION

 

0800

Welcome

Stephen Younger, LANL

0830

Accelerated Strategic Computing Initiative (ASCI)

John W. Hopson, LANL

 

Program Objectives and Overview

 

0915

Discussion

 

0930

Nuclear Weapons Effects: Test Capability of NIF*

Todd Hoover, DSWA

1000

Discussion

 

1045

Target Fabrication for Ignition and Stewardship

Larry R. Foreman, LANL

1145

Discussion

 

1300

Target Fabrication Facility (TFF) Introduction

Janet Mercer-Smith, LANL

1315

TFF Tour

 

1500

Role of Ignition in Stewardship

Mike Anastasio, LLNL

1530

Discussion

 

1600

Ignition Hohlraums: Evolution and Status

Steve Bodner, NRL

1630

Discussion

 

1645

Panel on Likelihood of Achieving Ignition on NIF

Mordecai Rosen, LLNL

Charles Verdon, LLE

Steve Bodner, NRL

Keith Matzen, SNL

Nelson Hoffman, LANL

1730

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

1800

ADJOURN

 

Tuesday, November 5 — Sandia National Laboratories

 

OPEN SESSION

 

0815

Comment from Selected Non-Governmental Organizations

Greg Mello, Los Alamos Study Group

Marylia Kelley, Tri-Valley CAREs

Daniel Kerlinsky, Physicians for Social Responsibility

0915

Welcome

C. Paul Robinson, SNL

 

CLOSED SESSION

 

0945

PBFA-Z Introduction

Doug Bloomquist, SNL

1030

PBFA-Z Tour for NRC Committee

 

(table continued on next page)

*  

Briefing withdrawn.

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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1130

Panel on Relevance of NIF to SBSS—Invitation only

Bernhard Wilde, LANL

John M. Pedicini, LANLL

Richard Ward, LLNL

Dan Patterson, LLNL

1330

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

 

PBFA-Z Tour for Non-NRC Attendees

 

1500

ADJOURN

 

Attendees, Los Alamos

Committee

Steven Koonin

Robert Byer

Robert Conn

Ronald Davidson

Paul Dimotakis

Jack Dongarra

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Henry Kendall

Arthur Kerman

Steven Orszag

George Trilling

J. Pace VanDevender

NRC Staff

Mary Gordon Norman

Metzger Sidney

Reed (consultant)

Ronald Taylor

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

David Crandall

Douglas J. Drake

Christopher Keane

H. Carol Myers

Scott Samuelson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Michael Anastasio

Alan Burnham

E. Michael Campbell

Steven W. Hahn

Bruce A. Hammel

Roy R. Johnson

Robert Kauffman

Joe Kilkenny

John D. Lindl

George H. Miller

Thadeus J. Orzechowski

Dan W. Patterson

Howard T. Powell

Mordecai Rosen

Thomas Thomson

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Melissa Cray

Juan Fernandez

Larry Foreman

Nelson Hoffman

John Hopson

Ross Lemours

Eric Lindeman

Jas. Mercer-Smith

Janet Mercer-Smith

Tom Murphy

Harvey Rose

Kurt Schoenburg

Fritz Swenson

Richard A. Ward

Doug Wilson

Steve Younger

Sandia National Laboratories

Jeff Quintenz

Keith Matzen

Wendland Beezhold

James Lee

William Ballard

Mark Hedemann

University of Rochester/Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Robert McCrory

Charles Verdon

Naval Research Laboratory

Stephen Bodner

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Attendees, Sandia National Laboratories

Committee

Steven Koonin

Robert Conn

Ronald Davidson

Paul Dimotakis

Jack Dongarra

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Henry Kendall

Steven Orszag

NRC Staff

Mary Gordon

Norman Metzger

Sidney Reed (consultant)

Ronald Taylor

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

David Crandall

Douglas J. Drake

Christopher Keane

H. Carol Myers

Scott Samuelson

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory

Michael Anastasio

Alan Burnham

E. Michael Campbell

Steven W. Hahn

Bruce A. Hammel

Roy R. Johnson

Robert Kauffman

Joe Kilkenny

John D. Lindl

George H. Miller

Thadeus J. Orzechowski

Dan W. Patterson

Howard T. Powell

Mordecai Rosen

Thomas Thomson

Richard A. Ward

Los Alamos National Laboratory

Melissa Cray

John M. Pedicini

Bernhard Wilde

Doug Wilson

Sandia National Laboratories

Doug Bloomquist

Chris Deeney

Ray Leeper

Keith Matzen

John Porter

Jeff Quintenz

C. Paul Robinson

Gerry Yonas

University of Rochester/Laboratory for Laser Energetics

Robert McCrory

Charles Verdon

Naval Research Laboratory

Stephen Bodner

Other

Marylia Kelley

Daniel Kerlinsky

Greg Mello

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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DECEMBER 5-6, 1996 WASHINGTON, D.C.

Agenda

Thursday, December 5

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

0815

Discussion of findings, report drafting, etc.

 

 

OPEN SESSION

 

1000

Discussion with Thomas Cochran

Natural Resources Defense Council

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

1030

Committee discussion continued

 

1300

Committee discussion continued

 

1800

ADJOURN

 

Friday, December 6

 

EXECUTIVE SESSION

 

0800

Discussion with Victor H. Reis

Assistant Secretary for Defense Programs, DOE

 

Discussion with Robin Staffin

Deputy Assistant Secretary for Research and Development, DOE

1300

Executive Session continued—finish report drafting

 

1500

ADJOURN

 

Attendees

Committee

Steven Koonin

David Arnett

Robert Byer

Robert Conn

Ronald Davidson

Anthony DeMaria

Paul Dimotakis

Jack Dongarra

Roger Falcone

Hermann Grunder

Henry Kendall

Arthur Kerman

Steven Orszag

Marshall Rosenbluth

George Trilling

J. Pace Vandevender

NRC Staff

Susan Campbell

Mary Gordon

Norman Metzger

Sidney Reed (consultant)

Ronald Taylor

Dorothy Zolandz

Department of Energy

David Crandall

Victor Reis

Robin Staffin

Natural Resources Defense Council

Thomas Cochran

Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Meeting Agendas and Attendance." National Research Council. 1997. Review of the Department of Energy's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program: The National Ignition Facility. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/5730.
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