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Academies' Inertial Fusion Review Starts December 16

December 2, 2010

The National Academies of Science, National Research Council, will commence its study "Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems" on December 16 with a meeting to be held at the Keck Center, 500 5th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001. Persons wishing to attend the public sessions on the afternoon of December 16 and the morning of December 17 should contact Jonathan Yanger jyanger@nas.edu, Ph, 202-334-1544. A Committee has been formed, to be chaired by Ron Davidson (PPPL) and Jerry Kulcinski (U.Wisconsin). Information on the project scope, committee membership and meeting can be accessed on the project's web site: http://www8.nationalacademies.org/cp/projectview.aspx?key=49265

The tentative agenda (subject to change) for the public sessions is as follows:

December 16, 2010

1:00 Welcome Ron Davidson & Jerry Kulcinski, Co-Chairs
1:15 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Science - Steve Koonin
1:45 Discussion
2:00 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Fusion Energy Science - Ed Synakowski & Mark Koepke
2:30 Discussion
2:45 Break
3:00 Perspectives from NNSA Stockpile Stewardship - Chris Deeney
3:30 Discussion
3:45 Findings from the 2003 FESAC report: "A Plan for the Development of Fusion Energy"
*Robert Goldston, *Michael Campbell
4:15 Discussion
4:30 Perspectives from OSTP, Steve Fetter
4:45 Discussion
5:00 Public Comment Session, Audience
6:00 Meeting adjourns for day

12/17/2010

9:00 Perspectives from the DOE Office of Science - Bill Brinkman
9:30 Discussion
9:45 Perspectives from NNSA Defense Programs - Donald Cook
10:15 Discussion
10:30 Break
10:45 Findings from the 2004 FESAC report: "Review of the Inertial Fusion Energy Program," - Rulon Linford
11:15 Discussion
11:30 Challenges to Developing an ICF-based Energy Source - Harold Forsen
12:00 Discussion
12:15 Open Session concludes