The Fusion Nuclear Science Facility, the critical step in the pathway to fusion energy

Kessel, C. E.; Blanchard, James P.; Ghoniem, Nasr M.; Humrickhouse, P. W.; Malang, Siegfried; Merrill, Brad; Morley, N. B.; Neilson, G.; Rensink, M. E.; Rognlien, T. D.; Rowcliffe, Arthur Frederick; Smolentsev, Sergey; Snead, Lance L.; Tillack, Mark S.; Titus, Peter; Wagner, L.; Ying, Alice; Young, K.; Zhai, Y.

doi:10.13182/FST14-953

The Fusion Nuclear Science Facility, the critical step in the pathway to fusion energy

Journal Article · Mon Aug 31 04:00:00 EDT 2015 · Fusion Science and Technology

DOI:https://doi.org/10.13182/FST14-953· OSTI ID:1331084

Kessel, C. E. ^[1]; Blanchard, James P. ^[2]; Ghoniem, Nasr M. ^[3]; Humrickhouse, P. W. ^[4]; Malang, Siegfried ^[5]; Merrill, Brad ^[4]; Morley, N. B. ^[3]; Neilson, G. ^[1]; Rensink, M. E. ^[6]; Rognlien, T. D. ^[6]; Rowcliffe, Arthur Frederick ^[7]; Smolentsev, Sergey ^[3]; Snead, Lance L. ^[8]; Tillack, Mark S. ^[9]; Titus, Peter ^[1]; Wagner, L. ^[5]; Ying, Alice ^[3]; Young, K. ^[5]; Zhai, Y. ^[1]

Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
Univ. of California, Los Angeles, CA (United States)
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Consultant
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Massachusetts Inst. of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA (United States)
Univ. of California, San Diego, CA (United States)

The proposed Fusion Nuclear Science Facility (FNSF) represents the first facility to enter the complex fusion nuclear regime, and its technical mission and attributes are being developed. The FNSF represents one part of the fusion energy development pathway to the first commercial power plant with other major components being the pre-FNSF research and development, research in parallel with the FNSF, pre-DEMO research and development, and the demonstration power plant (DEMO). In conclusion, the Fusion Energy Systems Studies group is developing the technical basis for the FNSF in order to provide a better understanding of the demands on the fusion plasma and fusion nuclear science programs.

Research Organization:: Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE

DOE Contract Number:: AC05-00OR22725

OSTI ID:: 1331084

Journal Information:: Fusion Science and Technology, Journal Name: Fusion Science and Technology Journal Issue: 2 Vol. 68; ISSN 1536-1055

Publisher:: American Nuclear Society

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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