FPN06-49

FESAC Meeting of June 1

June 8, 2006

The U. S. Department of Energy's Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC), chaired by Prof. Stewart Prager (U. Wisconsin), met June 1, 2006.

The meeting included overview talks by acting fusion director Jim Decker and Ray Orbach, DOE Under Secretary for Science. Highlights of the meeting were reports Ray Fonck on "Presentation of a Draft Plan for the Participation of U. S. scientists on ITER," by Jerry Navratil on "Report from the Group Doing Planning for Developing a Program Plan," and by Warren Marton and Ned Sauthoff on "ITER Project Status."

The presentations are posted at:

http://www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov/more_html/FESAC/Presentations06-01-06.html