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Interim Report
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... For all approaches to inertial fusion energy examined by the committee (diode-pumped lasers, krypton fluoride lasers, heavy-ion accelerators, pulsed power; indirect drive and direct drive) , there remain critical scientific and engineering challenges associated with establishing the technical basis for an inertial fusion energy demonstration plant.
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... Recommendation: Planning should begin for making effective use of the National Ignition Facility as one of the major program elements in an assessment of the feasibility of inertial fusion energy.
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... supports a major national effort in inertial confinement fusion focused primarily on addressing technical issues related to stewardship of the nation's nuclear weapons stockpile and national security. The final report of the present study will evaluate the current status and future prospects for one of the two major approaches to nuclear fusion energy -- inertial confinement 2 National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Engineering, and National Research Council, America's Energy Future: Technology and Transformation, The National Academies Press, Washington, D.C.
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... and diodepumped lasers) .6 Thus, while there have been diverse past and ongoing research efforts sponsored by various agencies and funding mechanisms that are relevant to IFE, at the present time there is no nationally coordinated research and development program in the United States aimed at the development of inertial fusion energy that incorporates the spectrum of driver approaches (diode-pumped lasers, heavy ions, krypton fluoride lasers, pulsed power, or other concepts)
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... A bibliography of past inertial confinement fusion studies consulted by the committee is given in Appendix E 4 Recent Scientific and Technological Advances in Inertial Confinement Fusion Inertial fusion science and driver/target technologies are in a highly productive period of exploration driven by innovative ideas, precision diagnostics and engineering systems, ever-improving experimental techniques, and advanced numerical simulations.
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... , would provide significant validation of key scientific underpinnings required for developing inertial fusion as a practical energy source. The committee noted that there is a substantial university community engaged in inertial confinement fusion experiments at the national laboratories18,19 There is also a strong university community active in high-energy-density science research, both at local facilities and at user facilities, which make important contributions to inertial confinement fusion concepts and techniques.
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... 22 Hiroshi Azechi, "Inertial Fusion Energy: Activities and Plans in Japan," presented to the National Research Council Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems, June 15, 2011. 23 Boris Sharkov, "Heavy Ion Fusion Energy: Activities in Europe and in Russia" and "Extreme State of Matter Physics at FAIR," presented to the National Research Council Committee on Prospects for Inertial Confinement Fusion Energy Systems, October 31, 2011.
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... ; W.R. Meier, "Osiris and Sombrero Inertial Fusion Power Plant Designs Summary, Conclusion, and Recommendations," Fusion Eng.
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... Conclusion 1: The scientific and technological progress in inertial confinement fusion has been substantial during the past decade, particularly in areas pertaining to the achievement and understanding of high-energy-density conditions in the compressed fuel, in numerical simulations of inertial confinement fusion processes, and in exploring several of the critical technologies required for inertial fusion energy applications (e.g., high-repetitionrate lasers and heavy-ion-beam systems, pulsed-power systems, and cryogenic target fabrication techniques)
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... Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) institutions were challenged by Christopher Deeney, Director of the Office of Inertial Confinement Fusion ICF and Kim Budil, Senior Advisor to the DOE Under Secretary for Science, to develop a consensus position on inertial fusion energy in preparation for the upcoming National Academy of Sciences (NAS)
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... Meeting agendas from the Target Physics Panel's first four meetings are attached to this interim report as Appendix F
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... Appendixes 13


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