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Title: Findings of the US research needs workshop on the topic of fusion power

Abstract

The US Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) conducted a Research Needs Workshop, referred to as ReNeW, in June 2009. The information developed at this workshop will help OFES develop a plan for US fusion research during the ITER era, roughly the next two decades. The workshop was organized in five Themes, one of which was Harnessing Fusion Power (or Fusion Power for short). The top level goal of the Fusion Power Theme was to identify the research needed to develop the knowledge to design and build, with high confidence, robust and reliable systems that can convert fusion products to useful forms of energy in a reactor environment, including a self-sufficient supply of tritium fuel. Each Theme was subsequently subdivided into Panels to address specific topics. The Fusion Power Panel topics were: Fusion Fuel Cycle; Power Extraction; Materials Science; Safety and Environment; and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Inspectability (RAMI). Here we present the key findings of the Fusion Power Theme.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Idaho National Lab. (INL), Idaho Falls, ID (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1021025
Report Number(s):
INL/JOU-11-22897
Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796; TRN: US1103795
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC07-05ID14517
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Fusion Engineering and Design
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 85; Journal Issue: 7 - 9; Journal ID: ISSN 0920-3796
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY; ENERGY; POWER; THERMONUCLEAR FUELS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; environment and safety; fusion nuclear technology; fusion power; materials; tritium

Citation Formats

Meier, W R, Raffray, A R, Kurtz, R J, Morley, N B, Reiersen, W T, Sharpe, Phil, and Willms, S. Findings of the US research needs workshop on the topic of fusion power. United States: N. p., 2010. Web. doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.10.008.
Meier, W R, Raffray, A R, Kurtz, R J, Morley, N B, Reiersen, W T, Sharpe, Phil, & Willms, S. Findings of the US research needs workshop on the topic of fusion power. United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.10.008
Meier, W R, Raffray, A R, Kurtz, R J, Morley, N B, Reiersen, W T, Sharpe, Phil, and Willms, S. 2010. "Findings of the US research needs workshop on the topic of fusion power". United States. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.10.008.
@article{osti_1021025,
title = {Findings of the US research needs workshop on the topic of fusion power},
author = {Meier, W R and Raffray, A R and Kurtz, R J and Morley, N B and Reiersen, W T and Sharpe, Phil and Willms, S},
abstractNote = {The US Department of Energy, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences (OFES) conducted a Research Needs Workshop, referred to as ReNeW, in June 2009. The information developed at this workshop will help OFES develop a plan for US fusion research during the ITER era, roughly the next two decades. The workshop was organized in five Themes, one of which was Harnessing Fusion Power (or Fusion Power for short). The top level goal of the Fusion Power Theme was to identify the research needed to develop the knowledge to design and build, with high confidence, robust and reliable systems that can convert fusion products to useful forms of energy in a reactor environment, including a self-sufficient supply of tritium fuel. Each Theme was subsequently subdivided into Panels to address specific topics. The Fusion Power Panel topics were: Fusion Fuel Cycle; Power Extraction; Materials Science; Safety and Environment; and Reliability, Availability, Maintainability and Inspectability (RAMI). Here we present the key findings of the Fusion Power Theme.},
doi = {10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.10.008},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1021025}, journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
issn = {0920-3796},
number = 7 - 9,
volume = 85,
place = {United States},
year = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2010},
month = {Wed Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2010}
}