Fusion Program Notes - 2022

FPN Date Title
22-56 December 30 Jim Van Dam Joins Fusion Power Associates Board of Directors
22-55 December 13 LLNL Achieves Laser Fusion Ignition in NIF
22-54 December 8 DOE Under Secretary Geraldine Richmond Addresses FPA Annual Meeting
22-53 December 2 FPA Organization Update
22-52 November 16 Stephen P. Obenschain Retires from U.S. Naval Research Laboratory
22-51 November 10 IAEA Fusion Energy Conference Scheduled
22-50 November 8 Russia Ships Major Magnet Component to ITER
22-49 November 4 White House Announces Clean Energy Initiatives Funding
22-48 October 20 General Atomics Announces Plans for Fusion Pilot Plant
22-47 October 17 Materials Research Facility at UKAEA Culham
22-46 October 13 FPA 43rd Annual Meeting and Symposium, Dec 7-8 in DC
22-45 October 10 Jim Van Dam to Receive Special Leadership Award from FPA
22-44 October 8 US ITER Research Program Research Needs Workshop - Report posted
22-43 September 22 Inertial Fusion Energy Collaboratory Formed
22-42 September 20 Pietro Barabashi Named ITER Director-General
22-41 September 19 September 15 US Senate Hearing on Fusion
22-40 September 14 USBPO Webinar Series Resumes
22-39 September 5 Alvin W. Trivelpiece Passes, Age 91
22-38 September 3 News from General Atomics
22-37 August 16 FPA 2022 Excellence in Fusion Engineering Awards
22-36 July 27 UKAEA and CFS Sign Collaboration Agreement
22-35 July 26 U.S. Fusion Head Jim Van Dam to Retire September 10
22-34 July 19 TAE Technologies Fusion Press Release
22-33 July 17 FPA 2022 Leadership Awards
22-32 July 8 Fusion Scientists to Receive Lawrence Awards
22-31 July 7 MIT Legend D. Bruce Montgomery Passes, Age 89
22-30 July 5 New Book by Bill Stacey
22-29 July 5 FPA 2022 Distinguished Career Awards
22-28 June 17 ANS Annual Meeting Session on Fusion Outlook
22-27 June 8 Inertial Fusion Energy Workshop Summarized
22-26 May 31 DIII-D 5-Year Proposed Research Plan Available
22-25 May 29 Chris Deeney Named Director at U. Rochester LLE
22-24 May 27 ITER Director General Solicitation
22-23 May 27 DOE to Hold Private Workshop on Fusion Public-Private Partnerships June 1-3
22-22 May 19 U.S. Fusion Advisory Committee to Meet Remotely May 25
22-21 May 17 Kenichi Kurihara Moves to New Post at MEXT
22-20 May 14 ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot Passes at Age 72
22-19 May 12 MIT Signs New 5-Year Agreement with CFS
22-18 May 12 Summary of President's FY 23 Fusion Budget Requests
22-17 May 6 ITER International School at UC San Diego July 25-29
22-16 May 6 Tokamak Divertor Tests Planned at General Atomics
22-15 March 22 IAEA Fusion Webinar on March 24
22-14 March 20 Two 5-min Fusion Videos on YouTube
22-13 March 18 Wayne Solomon Named GA Vice President for Magnetic Fusion Energy
22-12 March 16 White House Announces Fusion Plan
22-11 March 15 Summary of Inertial Fusion Energy Workshop
22-10 March 13 Award Nominations Sought
22-09 March 11 Inertial Confinement Fusion FY 22 Appropriations
22-08 March 11 Congress Passes FY2022 Funding Bill
22-07 February 26 Heavy Ions for Fusion Making Comeback
22-06 February 25 White House Fusion Summit Announced
22-05 February 23 FPA 43rd Annual Meeting Scheduled December 7-8 in DC
22-04 February 16 JET tokamak achieves record fusion energy release
22-03 January 8 FPA Annual Meeting Presentations Posted
22-02 January 5 Inertial Fusion Energy Workshop Planned
22-01 January 4 Request for participation - U.S. ITER Research Program Workshop