Fusion Program Notes - 2020

FPN Date Title
20-94 December 23 Press Release from General Fusion
20-93 December 22 EU Panel Approves Next Phase of Fusion Power Plant Design
20-92 December 16 In Memoriam: David Eimerl
20-91 December 6 New NASEM High Energy Density Physics study
20-90 November 30 FESAC Subcommittee Report December 4 Release
20-89 November 15 Plasma Science and Applications Veteran Noah Hershkowitz Passes, Age 79
20-88 November 12 Cooling the Exhaust from a Tokamak
20-87 November 11 U.S. Fusion Advisory Committee to Meet December 7, 8 and 10
20-86 November 5 US Department of Energy Announces New Fusion Awards
20-85 November 1 Fusion Advance on Z at Sandia
20-84 October 28 DOE Grants $18 Million to Laser Consortia
20-83 October 12 Upgraded Accelerator Testing Facility Opening at SLAC
20-82 October 10 Kathy McCarthy Named Associate Lab Director at ORNL
20-81 October 3 Physics Basis for SPARC Papers Published
20-80 October 1 Buttery Named Director of DIII-D National Fusion Program at GA
20-79 September 30 NASEM Pilot Plant Panel to Hold Another Open Meeting October 7
20-78 September 28 Fusion Veteran David Swain Passes, Age 78
20-77 September 27 House Passes Comprehensive Energy Authorization Bill
20-76 September 26 TFTR Designated as Distinguished Nuclear Historic Landmark
20-75 September 23 News from U. Rochester LLE
20-74 September 21 Hutch Neilson to Receive IEEE Award
20-73 September 18 Academies Fusion Pilot Plant Panel Meeting Set September 23
20-72 September 11 Academies Fusion Pilot Plant Panel Seeks Public Input
20-71 September 11 Fusion Pioneer John Johnson Passes, Age 94
20-70 September 9 John Mandrekas Named Director, Research Division, in DOE Fusion Office
20-69 September 2 ARPA-E Announces Funding for 14 More Fusion Projects
20-68 August 30 ARPA-E Current Fusion Programs Kickoff Meeting Presentations Posted
20-67 August 29 Academies Fusion Power Plant Panel to Hold 2nd Virtual Meeting Sep 2
20-66 August 24 Academies Fusion Pilot Plant Study Schedules Kickoff August 26
20-65 August 21 Toward an Ultrahigh Energy Density Capacitor
20-64 August 17 NSF Announces New Physics Centers
20-63 August 13 Chevron Investing in Zap Energy
20-62 August 11 Senior R&D Staff Member-Fusion Public-Private Partnerships at ORNL
20-61 August 10 Technical Meeting on Plasma Distruptions and Mitigation
20-60 August 4 FPA 2020 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Awards
20-59 August 4 Construction Complete at £22m UK Fusion Technology Site
20-58 August 2 Oak Ridge Fusion Job Openings
20-57 July 30 FESAC Long Range Planning Subcommittee virtual workshop, August 20
20-56 July 28 Watch the July 28 ITER Virtual Celebration
20-55 July 26 FPA 2020 Distinguished Career Awards Announced
20-54 July 25 ITER to Host Virtual Celebration July 28
20-53 July 24 APS Plasma Division Awards Recipients
20-52 July 19 FESAC Zoom Meeting Set for August 24
20-51 July 17 Fusion Veteran Don Pearlstein Passes, Age 87
20-50 July 15 House Appropriations FY 21 Fusion Mark
20-49 July 14 NIF in the News
20-48 July 8 Review of Pulsed Power HEDP on Z Published
20-47 July 6 Academies Seeks Nominations for Fusion Pilot Plant Study
20-46 July 2 Bob Conn to Retire from Kavli Foundation
20-45 July 2 FPA 2020 Leadership Award to Mike Mauel
20-44 June 30 German Fusion Pioneer Michael Kaufman Passes
20-43 June 22 More on National Academies Fusion Pilot Plant Study
20-42 June 22 DOE Fusion Advisory Committee to Meet Tues-Wed, June 23-24
20-41 June 19 ITER Council Reviews Progress
20-40 June 17 U.S. Fusion Pilot Plant Study Launched
20-39 June 15 US Division of Plasma Physics Changes November Meeting to Remote
20-38 June 9 IAEA Fusion Energy Conference Postponed to May
20-37 June 8 FESAC Strategic Planning Activity Update
20-36 June 5 Two Interesting Fusion Articles
20-35 June 3 FESAC Planning Activity Website
20-34 May 31 Academies Panel Completes Plasma Decadal Study
20-33 May 28 Advances in High Energy Density Physics
20-32 May 27 Mike Mauel Named a National Associate of NAS
20-31 May 19 Tokamak Physics Advance
20-30 May 14 JT-60SA Construction Completed
20-29 May 13 Advance in Tokamak Science
20-28 May 4 Ken Tomabechi Passes, Age 91
20-27 April 30 ITER Update
20-26 April 20 DOE Requests Expressions of Interest in Fusion Partnerships
20-25 April 8 ARPA-E Launches 15 More Fusion Projects
20-24 April 6 Advance in Controlling "Runaway" Electrons in Tokamaks
20-23 April 2 JET Scientists Announce Important Advance
20-22 March 31 ITER Update
20-21 March 25 UK Fusion Scientist Jan Hugill Passes
20-20 March 24 News from Oak Ridge
20-19 March 20 MIT News Article
20-18 March 17 US FESAC Launches Strategic Planning Study
20-17 March 12 US Fusion Community Plan Report Completed and Posted
20-16 March 11 Fusion Fueling Advance
20-15 March 10 Changes to U.S. Fusion Meetings March 16-17 and March 18
20-14 February 27 FPA 2020 Annual Meeting December 9-10 in DC
20-13 February 20 PPPL to Host Symposium Honoring Rob Goldston March 19-20
20-12 February 18 Ray Kidder, Laser Fusion Pioneer, Passed December 3, 2019 at age 96.
20-11 February 14 DOE Fusion Office Award Opportunities for Spherical Torus Research Support
20-10 February 13 President's FY 2021 Budget Request for Fusion Energy Sciences
20-09 February 13 ARPA-E and Fusion Energy Sciences Announce Joint Funding Plan
20-08 February 11 New Fusion Energy Division Director Named at Oak Ridge
20-07 February 7 Draft of U.S. Fusion Community Planning Report Executive Summary
20-06 February 6 Award Nominations Sought
20-05 February 4 DIII-D Researchers Use Machine Learning to Optimize Fusion Plasmas
20-04 January 31 Two U.S. Fusion Meetings in Mid March
20-03 January 27 Meeting on Prospects for High Gain Inertial Fusion Energy - March 2-3 in London
20-02 January 10 US Fusion Community Planning Effort Nearing Completion
20-01 January 9 FPA 40th Annual Meeting Presentations Posted