Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid (2021)

Chapter: Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas

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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.

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Committee Meeting Agendas

MEETING 1

Day 1: August 26, 2020

CLOSED SESSION

11:00 AM Welcome, Introductions, and Meeting Overview
Introductions, Study Process, Bias and Conflict Discussion
Committee Composition and Balance Discussion
Discussion: Statement of Task

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

2:45 Discussion with DOE-FES Sponsor
Jim Van Dam, DOE-FES

CLOSED SESSION

4:30 Wrap up discussion, possible outline, and strategy going forward

Day 2: September 2, 2020

CLOSED SESSION

11:00 AM Recap of previous day
Discussion of the charge to the committee, and end goals
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

12:00 PM Discussion with DOE-OS
Chris Fall, DOE-OS
12:30 Discussion with ARPA-E
Scott Hsu, ARPA-E
1:00 Break
1:30 Discussion with Hill staff
Adam Rosenberg, House Science Committee
Hillary O’Brian, House Science Committee
2:00 Discussion of the previous Burning Plasma Report
Mike Mauel, Burning Plasma Report Chair

CLOSED SESSION

3:00 Roundtable discussion of previous
Discussion of the possible outline
Wrap up discussion
Planning next meetings and assignments
6:00 Adjourn

MEETING 2

Day 1: September 23, 2020

CLOSED SESSION

11:00 AM Committee Discussion

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

11:15 Discussion with Panel 1: Licensing
Marc Nichol, Nuclear Energy Institute
Bill Reckley, Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Gary Becker, NuScale Power, LLC
12:45 PM Break
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
1:30 Discussion with Panel 2: Power Plant Owner/Operator Interest
Brad Adams, Southern Nuclear Company
Ralph Izzo, Public Service Enterprise Group
Tina Taylor, Electric Power Research Institute
3:00 Break
4:00 Discussion with Panel 3: Developers of Fusion Power Plants
Michl Binderbauer, TAE Technologies
Mike Delage, General Fusion
Andrew Holland, Fusion Industry Association
David Kingham, Tokamak Energy
Bob Mumgaard, Commonwealth Fusion Systems
Brian Nelson, Zap Energy Inc.
5:30 Adjourn for the day

Day 2: September 24, 2020

CLOSED SESSION

4:00 PM Draft F&R discussion for Chapter 2 and 3
Comments on draft introductions
Plan forward, timing of next post-meeting closed session
6:00 Adjourn

Day 3: October 7, 2020

CLOSED SESSION

11:00 AM Committee Discussion

OPEN PUBLIC SESSION

11:30 Discussion with Panel 1: Universities
Saskia Mordijck, College of William and Mary
Jean Paul Allain, Pennsylvania State University
John S. Sarff, University of Wisconsin, Madison
George R. Tynan, University of California, San Diego
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
1:30 PM Discussion with Panel 2: Component Manufacturers
Muhammad Fahmy, Bechtel Power Corporation
Alexander Molodyk, S-Innovations
Bill Shingler, Fluor Government Group
Tony S. Taylor, General Atomics
3:30 Discussion with Panel 3: National Laboratories
Dave Babineau, Savannah River National Laboratory
Steven C. Cowley, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Corey McDaniel, Canadian Nuclear Laboratories
Mickey R. Wade, General Atomics

CLOSED SESSION

5:00 Panel Recap
6:00 Adjourn for the day
Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
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Suggested Citation: "Appendix C: Committee Meeting Agendas." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2021. Bringing Fusion to the U.S. Grid. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/25991.
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