Fusion Program Notes - 2017

FPN	Date	Title
17-46	December 21	National Academies Releases Fusion Study Interim Report
17-45	December 21	Fusion Pioneer Masaji Yoshikawa Passes, Age 84
17-44	December 14	NAS Report on Intense Ultrafast Lasers
17-43	December 13	ARPA-E OPEN 2018 Funding Opportunity
17-42	December 10	ITER Project Reaches 50% Completion Milestone
17-41	December 2	Paul Dabbar Named Under Secretary for Science at US Dep't of Energy
17-40	November 22	ITER Update
17-39	November 7	Fusion Community Workshop December 11-15 in Austin
17-38	October 29	Two Additional FPA Awards Announced
17-37	October 4	Bob McCrory Retires as Head of U. Rochester LLE
17-36	September 19	News from Around the World
17-35	September 13	Fusion and Energy Podcast
17-34	August 23	Rich Hawryluk Named Interim Director at PPPL
17-33	August 22	2017 Fusion Power Associates Awards Announced
17-32	August 13	Management Changes at DOE Fusion Office
17-31	July 22	US Fusion Head Ed Synakowski Departs Position
17-30	July 21	Senate Appropriations Committee Recommends Massive FY2018 Fusion Energy Budget Cut
17-29	July 12	House Appropriations Committee Rejects Trump's Proposed FY2018 Fusion Energy Budget Cuts
17-28	July 9	ARPA-E Fusion Power Plant Capital Cost Study
17-27	June 30	Fusion Grand Challenges
17-26	June 29	European Commission Reaffirms Commitment to ITER
17-25	June 21	Fusion Veteran Predhiman Kaw Passes Suddenly
17-24	June 17	Overview of JET results in support to ITER Published
17-23	May 31	Community Input to Academies Fusion Study
17-22	May 30	Academies Fusion Study Panel Sets First Meeting June 5-6 in DC
17-21	May 27	US Fusion Community Summer Workshops
17-20	May 26	Academies Posts Provisional List of Fusion Review Panel Members
17-19	May 23	Trump FY 2018 Budget Proposes Massive Fusion Cuts
17-18	May 19	US Fusion Community Preps for Academies Review
17-17	May 4	US Congress Passes FY 2017 Appropriations -- Finally
17-16	May 2	FPA Annual Meeting Set for December 6-7 in DC
17-15	April 25	Academy Fusion Review Getting Started
17-14	April 23	Magnetic Mirrors Revisited
17-13	March 29	Future Energy Research Association (Japan) Joins Fusion Power Associates
17-12	March 24	FESAC Fusion Study Begins
17-11	March 3	General Atomics Meets ITER Milestone
17-10	February 23	Laser Fusion Pioneer Chiyoe Yamanaka Passes, Age 93
17-09	February 14	Fusion Day in DC March 15
17-08	February 8	US Fusion Pioneer Albert Simon Passes, Age 92
17-07	February 6	Two Comprehensive Reviews of US Magnetic Fusion Launched
17-06	January 19	Fusion Segment on PBS Newhour
17-05	January 17	Award Nominations Sought
17-04	January 13	US Fusion Advisory Committee to Meet February 1-2
17-03	January 10	FPA Annual Meeting Presentations Posted
17-02	January 6	SLAC National Accelerator Joins Fusion Power Associates
17-01	January 2	EAST, WEST and KSTAR Progress