FPN09-06

FESAC Endorses Inertial Fusion Report

February 17, 2009

In a February 5 letter to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), its Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) endorsed the report of a FESAC panel chaired by Professor Riccardo Betti (U. Rochester) saying, "We believe it provides a useful platform for the stewardship of the Joint HEDLP (High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas) Program and a detailed plan for the development of the inertial fusion energy science program." The FESAC said, "As requested, the panel has identified the compelling research opportunities in fundamental HEDLP science and identified the scientific issues of implosion physics and target design that need to be addressed to make the case for inertial fusion energy."

The letter and complete report are posted at:

http://www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov/fesac.shtml