Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Acronyms." 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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Acronyms
| 3D | three dimensional |
| ANS | American Nuclear Society |
| APS | American Physical Society |
| ARC | affordable, robust, compact |
| ASDEX-U | Axially Symmetric Divertor Experiment Upgrade |
| BSCCO | bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide |
| CANDU | Canada Deuterium Uranium |
| CD | current drive |
| DEMO | Demonstration Power Plant |
| DOE | U.S. Department of Energy |
| DONES | DEMO-Oriented Neutron Source |
| ECCD | electron cyclotron current drive |
| ECFS | Early Career Fusion Scientists |
| ELM | edge localized mode |
| EP | energetic particle |
| EU | European Union |
| FACA | Federal Advisory Committee Act |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Acronyms." 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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| FES | Office of Fusion Energy Sciences |
| FESAC | Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee |
| FNSF | Fusion Nuclear Science Facility |
| FRC | field-reversed configuration |
| FTE | full-time equivalent |
| FY | fiscal year |
| GDC | General Dynamics Convair Division |
| HEPAP | High Energy Physics Advisory Panel |
| HSX | Helically Symmetric Experiment |
| HTS | High Temperature Superconductor |
| IFMIF | International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility |
| INL | Idaho National Laboratory |
| IRP | ITER Research Plan |
| ITER | International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor |
| ITPA | International Tokamak Physics Activity |
| JET | Joint European Torus |
| LCTF | Large Coil Test Facility |
| LH | lower hybrid |
| LHD | Large Helical Device |
| LM | liquid metal |
| LTS | low-temperature superconducting |
| MFE | magnetic fusion energy |
| MHD | magnetohydrodynamic |
| NB | neutral beam |
| NSTX | National Spherical Torus Experiment |
| NTM | neoclassical tearing mode |
| ORNL | Oak Ridge National Laboratory |
| P5 | Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel |
| PMI | plasma-material interaction |
| PSI | Swiss Paul Scherrer Institute |
| R&D | research and development |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Acronyms." 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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| REBCO | rare-earth barium copper oxides |
| RF | radio frequency |
| SAS | Small-Angle Slot |
| STAR | Safety and Tritium Applied Research |
| TBM | Test Blanket Module |
| TEC | transformative enabling capabilities |
| TFTR | Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor |
| UCLA | University of California, Los Angeles |
| UFA | University Fusion Association |
| ULTS | Updated Long-Term Schedule |
| VLT | Virtual Laboratory for Technology |
| W7-X | Wendelstein 7-X |
| WDM | whole device modeling |
Suggested Citation:"Appendix K: Acronyms." 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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