A review of the U.S. Department of Energy's Inertial Fusion Energy program

This is the final report of a panel set up by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) in response to a charge letter from Dr. Ray Orbach (Appendix A). In that letter, Dr. Orbach asked FESAC for “an assessment of the present status of” inertial fusion ene...

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Published in:Journal of fusion energy 2003-06, Vol.22 (2), p.93-126
Main Authors: LINFORD, Rulon, BETTI, Riccardo, JARDIN, Steve, LINDL, John, LOGAN, Grant, MATZEN, Keith, NAVRATIL, Gerald, NOBILE, Arthur, SETHIAN, John, SHEFFIELD, John, TILLACK, Mark, WEISHEIT, Jon, DAHLBURG, Jill, ASAY, James, CAMPBELL, Michael, COLELLA, Phillip, FREIDBERG, Jeffrey, GOODMAN, Jeremy, HAMMER, David, HOAGLAND, Joseph
Format: Article
Language:English
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Applied sciences
Controled nuclear fusion plants
Energy
Energy. Thermal use of fuels
Exact sciences and technology
Federal agencies
Heavy ions
Inertial fusion (reactor)
Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy
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Summary:This is the final report of a panel set up by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) in response to a charge letter from Dr. Ray Orbach (Appendix A). In that letter, Dr. Orbach asked FESAC for “an assessment of the present status of” inertial fusion energy (IFE) research carried out in contributing programs. These programs include the heavy ion (HI) beam, the high average power laser (HAPL), and Z-Pinch drivers and associated technologies, including fast ignition (FI). This report, presented to FESAC on March 29, 2004, and subsequently approved by them (Appendix B), presents FESAC's response to that charge.
ISSN:0164-0313
1572-9591
DOI:10.1023/B:JOFE.0000036408.11067.cd