An Assessment of the Prospects for Inertial Fusion Energy (2013)
Chapter: Appendix C: Agendas for Committee Meetings and Site Visits
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 | |
| 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 | ||
| 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 | |
| Open Session | ||
| 5:00 | Question and answer session with speakers on all driver concepts | |
| 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 | |
| Open Session | ||
| 9:45 am | Questions and answer session with morning speaker | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch at LBNL | |
| 1:30 | Site Visit: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 8:30 | Adjourn for the day | |
| Friday, April 1, 2011 Site Visit to Sandia National Laboratories | ||
| Closed Session | ||
| 8:00 am | Remarks on Sandia and IFE | Steve Rottler, SNL |
| 8:30 | Various presentations | |
| 10:00 | Break | |
| 10:25 | Tour of the Z facility | |
| 11:00 | Mykonos facility | |
| 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 | |
| 8:30 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
| 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 | |
| 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
— OMEGA EP
— OMAN
| |
| Noon | Adjourn site visit, adjourn meeting | |
S. MorseFIFTH 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 | ||
| 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) | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| 6:00 pm | Adjourn for the day | |
| Thursday, February 23, 2012 | ||
| Closed Session | ||
| 8:00 am | Continued discussion of final report | |
| 4:00 pm | Discussion of plan to complete report | All |
| 5:00 pm | Adjourn meeting | |
