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It described a strategic plan for fusion research to guide the implementa tion of its two main recommendations: • First, the United States should remain an ITER partner as the most cost effective way to gain experience with a burning plasma at the scale of a power plant. • Second, the United States should start a national program of accompany ing research and technology leading to the construction of a compact pilot plant that produces electricity from fusion at the lowest possible capital cost.
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An underlying and recurrent theme of the section on fusion science and technology, which addressed the burning plasma science topics, was how the research would impact the development of a pilot plant. In the section regarding fusion science and technology, the community stated that its mission is to "establish the basis for the commercialization of fusion energy in the United States by developing the innovative science and technology needed to accelerate the construction of a fusion pilot plant at low capital cost." A FESAC panel headed by Troy Carter is completing the second phase of the planning process and will issue its recommendations on the priorities for an optimized FES program over the next 10 years (FY 2022-2031)
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A fusion pilot plant producing net electricity should lead to a commercially viable fusion power plant by providing the information needed by utilities to design, build, license, and operate future plants. A pilot plant is not meant to demonstrate the economic viability of the commercial plant but is meant to test the technolo gies employed and demonstrate high-grade heat extraction to produce electricity, availability for an extended period, and fuel cycle and tritium self-sufficiency; explore techniques to reduce construction and operations cost; demonstrate safe and reliable operations; and provide training to potential operators of future com mercial plants.
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The Burning Plasma report and the APS-DPP community planning process identified many scientific and technical issues that need to be addressed to both enable the construction of a fusion pilot plant and to reduce its cost. This committee relied heavily on those reports for the technical innovations required to develop a pilot plant.
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Fusion concepts span a broad range from magnetic confinement to magneto-inertial to inertial confinement fusion. Some scientific and technical innovations required to construct a fusion pilot plant are largely concept independent; however, other needed innovations depend on the concept and the level of maturity of the technical and scientific basis.
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J.S. Binkley, 2018, "Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Charge Letter on Strategic Planning," updated November 30, https://science.osti.gov/-/media/fes/fesac/pdf/2018/FESAC_ Charge_Letter_on_Strategic_Planning.pdf?
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