Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research (2019)
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"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
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Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits
MEETING 1: JUNE 5-6, 2017
Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington, D.C
June 5, 2017
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 1:45 | Reconvene |
| 2:00 | Perspective from DOE Fusion Energy Sciences, Ed Synakowski, U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (FES) |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:15 | Perspectives from Capitol Hill, Adam Rosenberg and Emily Domenech, House Science, Space, and Technology |
| 4:00 | Perspectives from the U.S. Burning Plasma Organization, Chuck Greenfield, General Atomics, and Amanda Hubbard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) |
| 5:00 | Open Public Comments |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 6:30 | Committee Dinner |
| 8:30 | Adjourn for the Day |
June 6, 2017
CLOSED SESSION
This day is held entirely in closed session.
MEETING 2: AUGUST 29-31, 2017
Beckman Center of the National Academies, Irvine, California
August 29, 2017
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:30 | Perspectives from the U.S. ITER Project, Ned Sauthoff, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) |
| Perspectives from the ITER Organization, Bernard Bigot, Director General, International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) | |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Perspective on Fusion Energy Strategy, Stewart Prager, Princeton University |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Perspective on Fusion Energy Strategy, Tony Taylor, General Atomics |
| 2:00 | Perspectives from University Fusion Associates, David Maurer, Auburn University |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:30 | Perspectives from the Virtual Laboratory for Technology, Phil Ferguson, ORNL |
| 4:30 | Public Comments |
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 5:00 | Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 6:30 | Dinner |
| 8:30 | Adjourn for the Day |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
August 30, 2017
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| 6:00 p.m. | Adjourn for the Day |
August 31, 2017
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| 2:00 p.m. | Adjourn |
MEETING 3: DECEMBER 15-16, 2017
Omni Austin Downtown, Austin, Texas
December 15, 2017
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 8:00 a.m. | U.S. Magnetic Fusion Research Strategic Directions Workshop |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 12:30 p.m. | Workshop Concludes |
December 16, 2017
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| 12:30 p.m. | Working Lunch |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 1:30 | Reception of the Interim Report, Jim Van Dam, DOE/FES |
| 2:15 | Path Forward for Fusion, Dennis Whyte, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center |
| 3:00 | Princeton Lab Update, Richard Hawryluk, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) |
| 3:45 | Public Discussion |
| 4:30 | Break |
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 5:00 | Discussion |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 7:00 | Dinner |
| 9:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
MEETING 4: FEBRUARY 1-2, 2018
ITER, St. Paul Lez Durance, France
February 1, 2018
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome from ITER Organization, Bernard Bigot, Director-General |
| 9:15 | Opening Remarks, Introductions, and Discussion of Agenda, Michael Mauel and Melvyn Shochet, Study Committee Co-Chairs |
| 9:30 | Foundation of the EUROfusion Consortium, Sibylle Guenter, Max Planck Institut für Plasmaphysik |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Strategic Plan of the European Fusion Consortium, Tony Donné, EUROfusion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch and General Discussion |
| 1:30 | European DEMO Design Activities, Gianfranco Federici, EUROfusion |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 3:00 | Overview of ITER Project and International Organization, Bernard Bigot |
| 4:00 | The Science of ITER, Tim Luce, Head of Science and Operations, ITER |
| 5:00 | General Discussion |
| 6:00 | Break and Depart for Dinner |
| 7:00 | Committee Dinner |
| 9:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
February 2, 2018
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Tour of ITER Worksite, Bernard Bigot, Director-General, ITER |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 10:45 | ITER Engineering Science and Breakthroughs, Gyung-Su Lee, Deputy Director-General, ITER |
| 11:45 | Lunch |
| 1:15 p.m. | Project Management, Hans-Henrich Altfeld, Head of Project Control Office, ITER |
| 2:15 | Summary and Conclusion, Bernard Bigot, Director-General, ITER |
| 2:30 | Break |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 3:00 | Committee Discussion |
| 4:00 | Adjourn |
MEETING 5: FEBRUARY 26-28, 2018
General Atomics, San Diego, California
February 26, 2018
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome from General Atomics (GA) and Discussion of Agenda |
| 9:15 | Research Plans of the DIII-D National Team, Richard Buttery, GA |
| 10:15 | Vision for Fusion Research at General Atomics, Dave Hill, GA |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:30 | Strategic Elements/Approaches of the U.S. Fusion Program, Mickey Wade, GA |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch and General Discussion |
| 1:30 | Japanese Fusion Energy Strategy, Yuichi Ogawa, University of Tokyo |
| 2:30 | Republic of Korea Fusion Energy Strategy, Yong-Seok Hwang, Seoul National University |
| 3:30 | Break |
| 4:00 | Break and Depart for Tour of DIII-D Facility |
| 6:30 | Working Dinner |
| 8:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
February 27, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| 10:00 | Break |
| 10:15 | Committee Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
February 28, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:00 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:00 | Tour of Magnet Technology Center |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 11:00 | Committee Discussion |
| 12:00 p.m. | Working Committee Lunch |
| 1:00 | Committee Discussion |
| 3:00 | Adjourn |
MEETING 6: APRIL 11-13, 2018
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton, New Jersey
April 11, 2018
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome from PPPL and Discussion of Agenda |
| 9:15 | Overview Vision of PPPL in Long-Term Fusion Strategy, Mike Zarnstorff, PPPL |
| 9:45 | Options and Strategies towards Fusion Net-Electricity, Jon Menard, PPPL |
| 10:30 | NSTX-U Research and Operation Plan, Stefan Gerhardt, PPPL |
| 11:15 | Break |
| 11:30 | Advanced Scientific Computing Strategy for Fusion, Amitava Bhattacharjee, PPPL |
| 12:15 p.m. | Lunch |
| 12:45 | Trying for Upside Potential in Controlling Fusion, Nat Fisch, PPPL |
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 1:30 | Committee Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 6:30 | Committee Working Dinner |
| 8:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
April 12, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Committee Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 1:00 p.m. | High-Field Development Strategy for Fusion, Martin Greenwald, MIT |
| 1:45 | Investor-MIT Partnership for Fusion Development, Bob Mumgaard, Commonwealth Fusion Systems |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
| 2:15 | Strategic Prospects for HTS Magnets for Fusion, Soren Prestemon, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory |
| 3:00 | Break |
| 3:15 | Plasma-Materials and Divertor Options for Fusion, Juergen Rapp, ORNL |
| 4:00 | Liquid Metal Technology Strategy for Fusion, Mike Jaworski, PPPL |
| 4:45 | Public Comment |
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 5:00 | Committee Discussion |
| OPEN SESSION | |
| 6:00 | Tour of NSTX-U and PPPL Laboratory |
| 7:30 | Adjourn for the Day |
| The committee met entirely in closed session on April 13. | |
MEETING 7: JUNE 12-14, 2018
Keck Center of the National Academies, Washington DC
June 12, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | Welcome and Discussion of Agenda, Co-Chairs Mike Mauel and Mel Shocket |
| 9:15 | Current Summary of Findings and Recommendations |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | High-Level Discussion: Does the Draft Reflect Our Findings and Recommendations? |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Review of Chapter 2 |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Review of Chapter 3 |
| 4:15 | Review of Chapter 4 |
| 5:45 | Break for Dinner |
| 6:30 | Committee Working Dinner |
| 8:00 | Adjourn for the Day |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
June 13, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 8:30 a.m. | Review of Chapter 6 |
| 10:15 | Break |
| 10:30 | Review of Summary |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Second Review of Findings and Recommendations |
| 2:30 | Break |
| 2:45 | Second Discussion |
| 4:15 | Further Discussion: What Needs To Be Drafted? |
| 5:45 | Adjourn for the day |
June 14, 2018
| CLOSED SESSION | |
| 9:00 a.m. | High-Level Discussion: Summary and Thoughts |
| 10:30 | Break |
| 11:00 | Discussion: Further Assignments and Schedule |
| 12:00 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:00 | Wrap Up/Continued Discussion of Next Steps |
| 2:00 | Adjourn |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix B: Agendas from Committee Meetings and Site Visits." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2019. Final Report of the Committee on a Strategic Plan for U.S. Burning Plasma Research. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/25331.
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