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Appendix F: Agendas from Meetings of the Panel on the Assessment of Inertial Confinement Fusion (ICF) Targets
Pages 36-44

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... Andrew Schmitt, Naval Research Laboratory 12:10 am Questions and Discussion WORKING LUNCH (12:35 pm – 1:15 pm) 1:15 pm Direct drive target physics at NIF David Meyerhofer, Laboratory for Laser Energetics 1:35 pm Questions and Discussion 2:00 pm Heavy ion target physics John Perkins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 2:20 pm Questions and Discussion 36
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From page 37...
... 9:15 am Call to order John Ahearne, panel chair 9:20 am Additional comments from sponsors David Crandall, Office of the Under Secretary for Science 9:35 am Questions and Discussion 9:50 am Test data relevant to inertial confinement fusion (ICF) and further Q&A on indirect drive target physics at NIF Douglas Wilson, Los Alamos National Laboratory Steven Haan, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 10:20 am Questions and Discussion 37
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From page 38...
... - 11:00 a.m.) 11:00 am Z-pinch target physics, continued Mark Herrmann, Sandia National Laboratories 11:20 am Questions and Discussion 11:45 am Non-proliferation considerations associated with inertial fusion energy, continued Raymond Jeanloz, University of California, Berkeley 12:15 pm Non-cryogenic ignition targets John Perkins, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 12:35 pm Questions and Discussion 1:00 pm Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public Second Meeting: April 6-7, 2011 Pleasanton and Livermore, California AGENDA Wednesday, April 6, 2011 DATA-GATHERING SESSION: OPEN TO THE PUBLIC Location: Pleasanton Marriott, Danville Room 11950 Dublin Canyon Road, Pleasanton, California 94588 9:00 am Welcome and Call to order John Ahearne, panel chair DISCUSSION 1: THE CONTRIBUTION OF THE NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY (NIF)
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From page 39...
... Location: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, CA 94550 WORKING LUNCH (12:45 pm – 1:30 pm) – Continued Q&A from morning briefings 1:30 pm Options: Tour of NIF and Q&A; Ed Moses, LLNL Briefing on NIF in conference room and Q&A.
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From page 40...
... DISCUSSION 3: LIFE TARGET SYSTEM DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 8:15 am LIFE Target system design P Amendt, LLNL 9:00 am LIFE Development Plans TBA, LLNL 10:00 am Open Question and Discussion Session BREAK (10:45 a.m.
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From page 41...
... Location: Sandia National Laboratories WORKING LUNCH (11:45 am – 12:30 pm) – Q&A with Juan Fernandez, LANL 12:30 pm Welcome to Pulsed Power Sciences Center Keith Matzen, SNL 12:45 pm Options: Tour of Z facility and Q&A; TBA Briefing on Z facility in conference room and Q&A.
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From page 42...
... 8:00 am Z-pinch target design and development Stephanie Hansen, SNL 8:45 am Questions and Discussion 9:15 am Fusion target simulations and validation Charlie Nakhleh, SNL 10:00 am Questions and Discussion 10:30 am Adjourn Data-Gathering Session Not Open to the Public 42
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From page 43...
... – Free Q&A with Speakers 1:15 pm Facilitating NIF for Polar Drive David Meyerhofer, LLE 1:35 pm Questions and Discussion 2:00 pm Fast and Shock Ignition Research David Meyerhofer, LLE 2:30 pm Questions and Discussion BREAK (3:00 – 3:15) 3:15 pm LPI Issues for Direct Drive Dustin Froula and Jason Myatt, LLE 3:45 pm Questions and Discussion 43
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... 10:45 am Discussion of LIFE Targets and Program Mike Dunne, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratories 11:15 am Questions and Discussion WORKING LUNCH (11:45 am – 12:45 pm) – Free Q&A with Speakers 12:45 pm Technical Feasibility of Target Manufacturing Abbas Nikroo, General Atomics 1:15 pm Questions and Discussion 1:45 pm Opportunity for Public Comment 2:00 pm Adjourn Open Session 44
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Key Terms

  • inertial fusion
  • public comment
  • drive target
  • fusion energy
  • inertial confinement

  • sandia national
  • target design
  • confinement fusion
  • fusion target
  • ion target

  • direct drive
  • heavy ion
  • considerations associated
  • ignition facility
  • indirect drive

  • national ignition
  • juan fernandez
  • panel chair
  • involve information
  • john ahearne

  • nif douglas
  • target simulations
  • pinch target
  • data relevant
  • laboratory steven

  • john lindl
  • david meyerhofer
  • validate icf
  • mike dunne
  • energy program


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