Recent U.S. ITER Activities (For additional information - see the
FIRE Web page)
Nuclear
Fusion
- Magnetic Confinement: Ned Sauthoff, US ITER Project
Director at National Academy of Engineering Grand Challenges Summit,
March 3-5, 2010 posted July 7, 2010
US ITER Management team has been
named (OAK RIDGE, Tenn., Aug. 17, 2006) - A team of scientists and
engineers has been chosen to manage the United States' role in a
multinational project to harness the power of fusion. The US ITER
Project plans will be reviewed by DOE September 24-28. The overall ITER
project will have a design status/review meeting in mid November. It is
anticipated that the ITER parties will sign the ITER Implementing
agreement in late November 2006. August 17,
2006
ITER Deputy Directors Nominated at ITER Preparatory
Committee (IPC) meeting at Cadarache on July 13. The IPC approved the
proposal from the ITER Director General nominee Ikeda for nominees to
fill ITER Deputy Director positions. The nominees for ITER Deputy
Directors (Photos)are: Carlos ALEJANDRE
(DDG for Safety and Security ) EU/Spain, Valery Alekseevich CHUYANOV
(DDG for Fusion Science and Technology) RF, WANG Shaoqi (DDG for
Administration) CN, Gary Johnson (DDG for Tokamak) US,Yong Hwan KIM
(DDG for Central Engineering and Plant Support) KO and Dhiraj BORA (DDG
for CODAC, Heating & Current Drive System and Diagnostics) IN. and (Press Release and Resume)The
next
major
milestone
is to authorize the project when the parties
"sign" the ITER Implementing Agreement in the November 2006 time frame.
July 13, 2006
Nuclear Fusion: ITER
Project Update N. Sauthoff, presented at the Emerging Technologies
Conference organized by Energy Frontiers International February 13, 2006
The US ITER Project team participated in a DOE Office of Science
cost review held at Oak Ridge National Lab February 1-3. The team
presented cost estimates for the US Contributions to ITER as well as
overall assessments of the issues within the international and domestic
ITER project. The review team is finalizing its report. February 6, 2006
U.S. ITER Project Office to
moved be from PPPL to ORNL to optimize the roles of the
Laboratories. Ned Sauthoff of PPPL is continuing as the US ITER Project
Manager, and PPPL will continue to play a major role in the
partnership. February 1, 2006
US ITER Contributions to ITER have been revised to optimize the
cost sharing among the parties and to account for India as a new
partner. Details are not available. Preparations for the DOE Office of
Science cost estimate review of the US contributions to ITER on Feb 1-3
continue. January 23, 2006
US ITER Project
Office solicits Expressions of Interest. Individuals interested in
participating in the US ITER project activities are invited to fill out
a questionnaire. This is a Request for Expressions of Interest (RFEI)
announcement, not a solicitation. After consideration of response
information, the USIPO will issue solicitations for management
positions within the USIPO and possibly close R&D and Design
support. Posted August 23, 2005
Official Statements from the Ministerial Meeting for the
ITER Siting Decision, June 28, 2005, Moscow Updated
July
2,2005
A Joint US ITER Project VLT meeting was held at PPPL on October
18-21, 2004. For details, contact Ned Sauthoff, US ITER Project Office
Director. October 23, 2004
Status of ITER Activities described at SOFT
September 13-16, 2004. These presentations are descriptions of work in
progress and should not be referenced in publications. Contact the
authors for additional details. September 23,
2004
Status of ITER Activities described at ANS Topical Meeting on
Fusion September 20-24, 2004. These presentations are descriptions of
work in progress and should not be referenced in publications. Contact
the authors for additional details. September
16, 2004
ITER Project Status,Preparing
for
an
Efficient
Start of ITER Construction, presentation to FESAC on
N. Sauthoff July 27, 2004
US ITER Project Organization
Proposed organization for US ITER Project Office circulated to fusion
community. July 19, 2004
ORNL snares prime fusion energy
project U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham announced Tuesday
that the U.S. project office for the International Thermonuclear
Experimental Reactor will be at Princeton, N.J. The Princeton/ORNL team
was selected to run the office, which will oversee procurement of major
components for the prototype fusion reactor and assign U.S. scientists
and engineers to work on the giant project. July
14,
2004
U.S. ITER Project Office will
be Located at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory WASHINGTON, DC -
The U.S. Department of Energy announced today that the U.S. project
office for ITER, a major international fusion experiment, will be
located at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL). The U.S.
ITER Project Office at PPPL will be responsible for project management
of U.S. activities to support construction of this international
research facility. These will include securing technical assistance
from the U.S. fusion community; procuring and shipping U.S. hardware
contributions; arranging for U.S. personnel to work abroad at the ITER
site; representing the U.S. with the international ITER organization on
construction and preparation for ITER operations; and coordinating and
integrating the U.S. fusion community's ITER project activities with
the international ITER project. July 13, 2004
Three bids for the US ITER Project Office have been receivedby
DOE OFES. The selection is expected to be announced in May, 2004.
The ITER Negotiations Technical Experts Working
Group met in Vienna on March 12-13 and has completed its analysis
and discussion of the site characteristics of the Rokassho Japan and
Cadarache France sites for constructing ITER. Reports are now being
forwarded to the respective govenments. The Group members share a sense
of urgency in resolving the site selection within a few weeks. A draft
Joint Implementing Agreement has been developed and awaits resolution
on the form in which the parties provide their committment to the ITER
construction project. After site selection, key personnell such as
Director General and Deputies can be chosen.New,
March
20,
2004
Office of Science Plans for FY 2005 and Beyond Unvieled by Ray
Orbach
A working group consisting of members from
each ITER party will meet in Naka, Japan January 29-30 to develop
proposals for a "broadened program" as requested in the official
communique from the December 20 Ministerial meeting. This is in
preparation for a Ministerial level meeting in mid-February to decide
on the locations for ITER construction and support activities. New,
January 27, 2004
DOE OFES requests proposals from DOE National Laboratories to
lead the US ITER Project Office.
December 1, 2003.
CH2M Hill sponsored an informal meeting on September 10-11, 2003
of Industrialists to be briefed on the prospects for the ITER and the
candidate organizations and procurement approaches for the project,
both internationally and nationally. PresentationsPosted September 19, 2003.
