16th TOFE Technical Program
Tuesday, September 14, 2004
Tuesday Morning - 8-10 AM (5 talks, 15, 30, or 25 min each)
Fusion Program Overviews (Kulcinski) - Lecture Hall
Fusion Program Overviews (Kulcinski) - Lecture Hall
8:00- 8:15 | Kulcinski | Opening Statement and Program Overview | |
PL-I-1 | 8:15-8:45 | Schmitt | Large Energy Development Projects: Lessons Learned from Space and Politics |
PL-I-2 | 8:45-9:10 | Davies | US MFE National Picture |
PL-I-3 | 9:10-9:35 | Keane | Status of the US Inertial Confinement Fusion Program |
PL-I-4 | 9:35-10:00 | Seki | Overview of Recent Japanese Activities in Fusion Technology |
Coffee Break - 10-10:30 AM - Grand Terrace
Tuesday Morning - 10:30-12 AM (3 || sessions, 5 talks per session, 18 min each)
Engineering of Experimental Devices (Meade, Kellman) - Lecture Hall
Engineering of Experimental Devices (Meade, Kellman) - Lecture Hall
O-I-1.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Kellman | Advanced Control Techniques and High Performance Discharges on DIII-D |
O-I-1.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Gasparotto | W7-X Progress |
O-I-1.3 | 11:06-11:24 | Fonck | Recent progress of Low Aspect Ratio Machines |
O-I-1.4 | 11:24-11:42 | Kaye | Progress in Technology at JET |
O-I-1.5 | 11:42-12:00 | Simmons | Recent Progress in NCSX Design and Fabrication |
High Average Power Laser - Special Session (Sethian, Blanchard) - Hall of Ideas-H
O-I-2.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Sethian | The Path to Develop Laser Fusion Energy |
O-I-2.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Jones | KrF Laser Drivers for Initial Fusion Energy |
O-I-2.3 | 11:06-11:24 | Bibeau | Diode-Pumped Solid-State Laser Driver for Inertial Fusion Energy |
O-I-2.4 | 11:24-11:42 | Dragojlovic | Effects of Chamber Geometry and Gas Properties on Hydrodynamic Evolution of IFE Chambers |
O-I-2.5 | 11:42-12:00 | Blanchard | Development of a Dry Wall Concept for Laser IFE Chamber |
Socioeconomics, Safety, Radwaste, and Licensing (Taylor, Sheffield) - Hall of Ideas-E
O-I-3.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Sheffield | Future World Energy Demand and Supply: China and India and the Potential Role of Fusion Energy |
O-I-3.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Petti | Status of Safety and Environmental Activities in the US Fusion Program |
O-I-3.3 | 11:06-11:24 | El-Guebaly | Evolution of Clearance Standards and Implications for Radwaste Management of Fusion Power Plants |
O-I-3.4 | 11:24-11:4 | Taylor | Key Issues for the Safety and Licensing of Fusion |
O-I-3.5 | 11:42-12:00 | D'haeseleer | Fusion Power; a Strategic Choice for the Future Energy Provision. Why is so Much Time Wasted for Decision Making? |
Lunch - 12-1:30 PM
Poster Session-I - 1:30 - 3:30 PM - Grand Terrace
Code Development, Testing, and Validation Experiments (Morley, Sugimoto)
Target Development and IFE Technology (Petzoldt, Wurden)
Nuclear Analysis and Experiments (Youssef, Sato)
In-Vessel Components and Power Conversion (Gohar, Enoeda)
Materials Development (Diegele, Sharafat)
Magnets and Structural Analysis (Titus, Simmons)
Tuesday Afternoon - 3:30 - 5:30 PM (3 || sessions, 6 talks per session, 20 min each)
Power Plant Studies (Waganer, Rochau) - Lecture Hall
Power Plant Studies (Waganer, Rochau) - Lecture Hall
O-I-4.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Najmabadi | ARIES-IFE Assessment of Operational Windows for IFE Power Plants |
O-I-4.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Cook | European Fusion Power Plant Studies |
O-I-4.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Wilson | Synergies between the Generation IV and Advanced Fusion Power Plants |
O-I-4.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Meade | FIRE, A Test Bed for ARIES-RS/AT Advanced Physics and Plasma Technology |
O-I-4.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Rochau | Progress Toward Development of an IFE Power Plant Using Z-Pinch Technology |
O-I-4.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Dolan | Helical Fusion Power Plant Economics Studies |
ITER Test Blanket Modules - Special Session (Abdou, Sawan) - Hall of Ideas-H
O-I-5.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Chuyanov | Interface of Blanket Testing and ITER design |
O-I-5.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Abdou | Blanket Testing Issues and Requirements |
O-I-5.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Boccaccini | European Test strategy for Test blanket modules to be tested in ITER |
O-I-5.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Enoeda | Plans and Strategy for ITER Blanket Testing in Japan |
O-I-5.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Morley | Thermofluid Magnetohydrodynamic Issues for Liquid Breeders |
O-I-5.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Ying | Engineering Scaling Requirements for Solid Breeder Blanket Testing |
Non-Electric Applications (Schultz, Santarius) - Hall of Ideas-E
O-I-6.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Schultz | Fusion Production of Hydrogen; How Fusion Energy Can Fuel the Hydrogen Economy |
O-I-6.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Konishi | Potential Fusion Market for Hydrogen Production Under Environmental Constraints |
O-I-6.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Stacey | Tokamak Neutron Source Based Spent Nuclear Fuel Transmutation Reactors |
O-I-6.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Yoshikawa | Research and Development of Landmine Detection System by a Compact Fusion Neutron Source |
O-I-6.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Miley | RF Ion Source-Driven IEC Design and Operation |
O-I-6.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Santarius | Overview of University of Wisconsin Inertial-Electrostatic Confinement Fusion Research |
Wednesday, September 15, 2004
Wednesday Morning - 8-10 AM (4 talks, 30 min each)
Fusion Development and Near-Term Facilities (El-Guebaly) - Lecture Hall
Fusion Development and Near-Term Facilities (El-Guebaly) - Lecture Hall
PL-II-1 | 8:00-8:30 | Dean | Historical Perspective on the United States Fusion Program |
PL-II-2 | 8:30-9:00 | Iotti | The Role of Industry in Fusion Development |
PL-II-3 | 9:00-9:30 | Wuest | The National Ignition Facility: Laser Performance and First Experiments |
PL-II-4 | 9:30-10:00 | Andreani | European Technological Effort in Preparation for ITER Construction |
Coffee Break - 10-10:30 AM - Grand Terrace
Wednesday Morning - 10:30-12 AM (3 || sessions, 5 talks per session, 18 min each)
ARIES Compact Stellarator - Special Session (Najmabadi, Cook) - Lecture Hall
ARIES Compact Stellarator - Special Session (Najmabadi, Cook) - Lecture Hall
O-II-1.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Najmabadi | Exploration of Compact Stellarators as Power Plants: Initial Results from ARIES-CS Study |
O-II-1.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Garabedian | Reactors with Stellarator Stability and Tokamak Transport |
O-II-1.3 | 11:06-11:24 | Lyon | Optimization of Stellarator Reactor Parameters |
O-II-1.4 | 11:24-11:42 | Raffray | Attractive Design Approaches for a Compact Stellarator Power Plant |
O-II-1.5 | 11:42-12:00 | El-Guebaly | Benefits of Radial Build Minimization and Requirements Imposed on ARIES-CS Stellarator Design |
Target Development and IFE Technology (Goodin, Peterson) - Hall of Ideas-H
O-II-2.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Goodin | Demonstrating a Target Supply for Inertial Fusion Energy |
O-II-2.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Norimatsu | Development of target fabrication and injection for Laser Fusion in Japan |
O-II-2.3 | 11:06-11:24 | Moses | High Energy Density Simulations for IFE Reactor Design |
O-II-2.4 | 11:24-11:42 | Callahan | Target Designs for Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion Energy |
O-II-2.5 | 11:42-12:00 | Streit | Fabrication of Overcoated Divinylbenzene (DVB) Shells |
Latest Technology and Tritium System (Dean, Cadwallader) - Hall of Ideas-E
O-II-3.1 | 10:30-10:48 | Hosogane | Recent Technological Progress for Advanced Tokamak Research in JT-60U and JFT-2M |
O-II-3.2 | 10:48-11:06 | Lucon | An Integrated Approach to Fusion Material Research at SCK-CEN |
O-II-3.3 | 11:06-11:24 | Cadwallader | Comparison of Tritium Component Failure Rate Data |
O-II-3.4 | 11:24-11:42 | Burruss | Development in Remote Collaboration and Distributed Computing |
O-II-3.5 | 11:42-12:00 | Putvinskaya | Information Technology Systems for Fusion Industry and ITER project |
Lunch - 12-1:30 PM
Poster Session-II - 1:30 - 3:30 PM - Grand Terrace
Plasma Control and Diagnostics (Mau, Hosogane)
Non-Electric Applications and IEC Research (Nebel, Konishi)
Safety and Environment (Cheng)
P-II-29 | El-Guebaly | Initial Activation Assessment for ARIES Compact Stellarator Power Plant |
P-II-30 | Cadwallader | Compressed Gas Safety for Experimental Fusion Facilities |
P-II-31 | Savercool | Activities of the US-Japan Safety Monitor Joint Working Group |
P-II-32 | Cadwallader | The Worker Exposure Failure Modes and Effects Analysis |
High Flux Components and Chamber Clearing (Linke, Mima)
Thermal and MHD Analyses (Karditsas, Sagara)
Wednesday Afternoon - 3:30 - 5:30 PM (3 || sessions, 6 talks per session, 20 min each)
US Contributions to ITER - Special Session (Baker, Ulrickson) - Lecture Hall
US Contributions to ITER - Special Session (Baker, Ulrickson) - Lecture Hall
O-II-4.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Antaya | The ITER CS Magnet System |
O-II-4.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Ulrickson | Proposed US Participation in Fabrication of the First Wall and Shield for ITER |
O-II-4.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Rasmussen | ITER Ion Cyclotron Heating and Fueling Systems |
O-II-4.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Vernon | ITER ECH System and US ECH Program for ITER |
O-II-4.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Petti | Future US ITER Safety Studies |
O-II-4.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Paffett | ITER Plasma Exhaust Processing System |
Breeding Blanket Development (Raffray, Sviatoslavsky) - Hall of Ideas-H
O-II-5.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Enoeda | Development of Solid Breeder Blanket at JAERI |
O-II-5.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Fischer | EU Blanket Design Activities and Neutronics Support Efforts |
O-II-5.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Wong | Assessment of Liquid Breeder First Wall and blanket Options for the DEMODesign |
O-II-5.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Sawan | Neutronics Assessment of Molten Salt Breeding Blanket Design Options |
O-II-5.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Sagara | Innovative Liquid Blanket Design Activities in Japan |
O-II-5.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Raffray | Ceramic Breeder Blanket for ARIES-CS |
IFE Designs and Technology (Meier, Olson) - Hall of Ideas-E
O-II-6.1 | 3:30-3:50 | Olson | Development Path for Z Pinch IFE |
O-II-6.2 | 3:50-4:10 | Meier | Update on Progress and Challenges in the Development of Heavy Ion Fusion |
O-II-6.3 | 4:10-4:30 | Wurden | Overview of Magneto-Inertial Fusion |
O-II-6.4 | 4:30-4:50 | Mima | Present Status of Fast Ignition Research and Prospects of FIREX Project |
O-II-6.5 | 4:50-5:10 | Yu | The Modular Approach to Heavy-Ion Fusion |
O-II-6.6 | 5:10-5:30 | Peterson | Dynamics of Liquid-Protected Fusion Chambers |
Thursday, September 16, 2004
Thursday Morning - 8-10 AM (3 || sessions, 6 talks per session, 20 min each)
Materials Development (Zinkle, Kohyama) - Lecture Hall
Materials Development (Zinkle, Kohyama) - Lecture Hall
O-III-1.1 | 8:00-8:20 | Zinkle | Overview of the US Fusion Materials Sciences Program |
O-III-1.2 | 8:20-8:40 | Diegele | European Fusion Materials Research Program - Recent Results and Future Strategy |
O-III-1.3 | 8:40-9:00 | Kohyama | Recent Accomplishments and Future Prospects of Materials R & D in Japan |
O-III-1.4 | 9:00-9:20 | Larbalestier | New Superconductors for Fusion Magnets |
O-III-1.5 | 9:20-9:40 | Konys | Status of Tritium Permeation Barrier Development in the EU |
O-III-1.6 | 9:40-10:00 | Pint | Recent Progress Addressing Compatibility Issues Relevant to Fusion Environments |
High Heat Flux Components (Seki, Hassanein) - Hall of Ideas-H
O-III-2.1 | 8:00-8:20 | Brooks | Overview of ALPS Program |
O-III-2.2 | 8:20-8:40 | Linke | EU Developments of High Heat-flux Components |
O-III-2.3 | 8:40-9:00 | Hassanein | Plasma/Liquid-Metal Interactions during Tokamak Operation |
O-III-2.4 | 9:00-9:20 | Snead | IFE First Wall Survival: Development and Testing of a Refractory Armored Ferritic |
O-III-2.5 | 9:20-9:40 | Mirnov | The Use of Ga and Li as Limiter Materials in T-3M and T-11M Tokamaks |
O-III-2.6 | 9:40-10:00 | Renk | Laser Inertial Fusion Dry-Wall Materials Exposure to X-rays and Ions |
Nuclear Technology Experiments and Testing (Abdel-Khalik, Anderson) - Hall of Ideas-E
O-III-3.1 | 8:00-8:20 | Peng | Emgineering and Physics Assessments of Spherical Torus Component Test Facility |
O-III-3.2 | 8:20-8:40 | Abdel-Khalik | An Overview of the Fluid Dynamics Aspects of Liquid Protection Schemes for Fusion Systems |
O-III-3.3 | 8:40-9:00 | Sugimoto | Recent Progress of Design & Development of IFMIF Activities |
O-III-3.4 | 9:00-9:20 | Morley | Progress on Liquid Metal MHD Free Surface Flow Modeling and Experiments |
O-III-3.5 | 9:20-9:40 | Anderson | Protection of IFE First Wall Surfaces from Impulsive Loading by Multiple Liquid Layers |
O-III-3.6 | 9:40-10:00 | Rodriguez | Z-Pinch Power Plant Shock Mitigation Experiments and Analysis |
Coffee Break - 10-10:30 AM - Grand Terrace
Thursday Morning - 10:30-12 AM (3 talks, 30 min each)
The ITER Project (Callen) - Lecture Hall
The ITER Project (Callen) - Lecture Hall
PL-III-1 | 10:30-11:00 | Barabaschi | ITER Status |
PL-III-2 | 11:00-11:30 | Sauthoff | US ITER Project Activities |
PL-III-3 | 11:30-12:00 | Baker | Relation of US VLT Program to ITER |
- | 12:00-12:10 | Kulcinski | Wrap-up |