FIRE at Snowmass

Updated July 21, 2002

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Results from the 2002 Fusion Summer Study at Snowmass New July 20, 2002.

• Final Report from 2002 Fusion Summer Study
• Press Release from 2002 Fusion Summer Study , at Snowmass, July 2002.
• Executive Summary of MFE Study , at Snowmass, July 2002.
• Preamble for the MFE Presentations , Ned Sauthoff at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (32 kB, pdf)
• Major Conclusions of the MFE Study , at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (0.4 MB, pdf)
• IGNITOR , Bruno Coppi at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (0.86 MB, pdf)
• FIRE, An Opportunity to Explore Burning Plasmas , Dale Meade at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (1.2 MB, pdf)
• The Case for ITER , Karl Lackner at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (1.2 MB, pdf)
• MFE Burning Plasmas and Innovative Confinement Concepts (ICCs) , Bick Hooper at concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (16 kB, pdf)
• Benefits of a Domestic Burning Plasma Experiment , Michael Mauel at Snowmass, July 16 2002. (0.4 MB, pdf)
• Benefits of an International Burning Plasma Experiment (ITER) , Ron Parker at Snowmass, July 16 2002. (12 kB, pdf)
• Comments to FESAC Burning Plasma Strategy Panel , James Callen at Snowmass, July 16 2002. ( 2 MB, pdf)
• Does a Single Large Facility Imply Increased Risk? , Ron Parker at Snowmass, July 11 2002. (56 kB, pdf)
• A Comparison of Unit Costs for FIRE and ITER , Dale Meade, presented at ITER Cost Review Session July 9, 2002. ( 12 kB, pdf)
• Fusion Development Path Scenarios , Farrokh Najmabadi et al, Section 6 from Final Report of E4 Development Path Working Group July 25, 2002. ( 160 kB, pdf)
• Additional Snowmass Talks MFE and IFE by day.

Special Information Session, Saturday July 13, 2002 New August 28, 2002.

• FIRE and JT-60SC - Multi-Machine Development Path 8:30 am to 10:30 am
  • Introduction to FIRE , D. Meade ( 0.6 MB, pdf)
  • Advanced Tokamak Modes in FIRE , C. Kessel (0.46 MB, pdf)
  • FIRE Plasma Facing Components , M. Ulrickson ( 1.2 MB, pdf)
  • FIRE Vacuum Vessel and Remote Handling , B. Nelson ( 4.2 MB, pdf)
  • JT- 60 Modification Program , S. Ishida, presented by Oikawa ( 640 kB, pdf)
• IGNITOR - 10:30 am to 12:30 pm
• ITER - 1:30 pm to 3:30 pm

2002 Snowmass Fusion Summer Study Background and Organization

• Announcement of 2002 Fusion Summer Study The 2002 Fusion Summer Study will be a forum for the critical assessment of major next-steps in the fusion energy sciences program, and will provide crucial community input to the long range planning activities undertaken by the DOE and the FESAC. It will be an ideal place for a broad community of scientists to examine goals and proposed initiatives in burning plasma science in magnetic fusion energy and integrated research experiments in inertial fusion energy. This meeting is open to every member of the fusion energy science community and significant international participation is encouraged. Snowmass 2002 Fusion Summer Study
• An organization meeting was held at Livermore November 27 - 28 with the Snowmass working group leaders and convenors.
• An information town meeting on the FESAC Burning Plasma Report, Plans for Snowmass 2002, and the NSO Comparative Assessment was held on on Tuesday, Oct. 30, from 5:15 PM to 6:30 PM in the Hyatt Regency Hotel Ballroom B&C.
  • FESAC Burning Plasma Report R. Hazeltine (156 kB, pdf).
  • Snowmass 2002 Overview G. Navratil (112 kB, pdf).
  • MFE Snowmass Process and Products N. Sauthoff (56 kB, pdf).
  • IFE Snowmass Process and Products R. Bangerter/M. Tabak
  • Next Step Option Support of Comparative Assessment C. Baker (68 kB, pdf).
• Introduction to Burning Plasma Physics (2.5 MB,pdf) a tutorial presented by Gerald Navratil at the 43rd American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics meeting at Long Beach CA, November 1, 2001.

The Mandate for 2002 Snowmass Fusion Summer Study

• OFES (48 kB,pdf) lends the full support to the 2002 Snowmass Summer Study.
• Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee recommends “The U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program should establish a proactive U.S. plan on burning plasma experiments and should not assume a default position of waiting to see what the international community may or may not do regarding the construction of a burning plasma experiment.” Executive Summary (200kB, pdf) Full Report (1.4 MB, pdf).
• On August 1, the House of Representatives passed the Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001. This bill calls for “The Secretary,on the basis of full consultation with the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee and the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board,as appropriate, shall develop a plan for United States construction of a magnetic fusion burning plasma experiment (88 kB pdf) for the purpose of accelerating scientific understanding of fusion plasmas. The full bill H.R. 4 ( 924 kB)
• The National Academy is planning a review of burning plasma physics consistent with HR 4 and the FESAC recommendations on Burning Plasmas (see above). The Plasma Science Committee webpage will provide information on status.
• The University Fusion Association Executive Committee issued a statement UFA Technical Policy on Burning Plasma on July 30, 2001. Additional information is available on the UFA website.
• The report An Assessment of the Department of Energy's Office of Fusion Energy Sciences Program by the National Research Council has been released (2.4 MB, pdf). This report is also available at the National Academy Press website for page by page viewing or purchase. Updated, May 22, 2001.
• The Science Frontier of Burning Plasmas (2.3 MB,pdf) presented by Gerald Navratil at the Frontiers in Fusion Research, Annual Meeting of the Fusion Power Associates, Washington, DC, September 26, 2001.

Working Group Postings for Snowmass 2002

Energetic Particles

• Alpha Physics in a Tokamak Burning Plasma Experiment W. Heidbrink (1.1 MB, pdf)
• Fusion Alpha Parameters in Tokamaks with High DT Fusion Rates R Budny (456 kB, pdf)
• Nonperturbative Study of Thermonuclear Alfven Instabilities in Next Step Burning Plasma Experiments N. Gorelenkov (284 kB,pdf)

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1999 Snowmass Fusion Summer Study Summary Proceedings and Summary Presentations

• Complete Proceedings
• Introduction to Snowmass - Setting the Stage H. Grunder Plenary Presentation at Snowmass(1.3 MB, pdf)
• Reflections on Fusion's History and Implications for Fusion's Future. R. Conn. Plenary Presentation at Snowmass(95KB, pdf)
• Burning Plasma Physics Working Group Summary (130KB, pdf)
• FIRE (153KB, pdf)
• IGNITOR (240KB, pdf)
• ITER-RC (440KB, pdf)
• JET Upgrade (183KB, pdf)
• Integration and Metrics Report for all Concepts(1.3 MB, pdf)
• Magnetic Fusion Concepts Working Group Summary (270KB, pdf)
• Long Term Visions for Fusion Power Working Group Summary (120KB, pdf)
• Energy Development Path Working Group Summary (42KB, pdf)

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High Energy Physics Snowmass 2001

• HEPAP Long Range Planning Report Final Report January, 2002 (876KB, pdf) recommends that the US host the Next Step Experiment in High Energy Physics.
• HEP Snowmass 2001Web Site
• Plenary Talks in free steaming video.
• Plenary Talks , alternate format in free steaming video, scroll down.
• Mike Holland's Talk in free steaming video.
• Additional Information on HEP Snowmass 2001

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FIRE Program Overview

• FIRE at Snowmass Summer Study , talk at the concluding plenary session. July 19, 2002, (1.2 MB, pdf) New July 20, 2002.
• FIRE, at Snowmass talk at the beginning plenary session, July 8, 2002. (3.1 MB, pdf)
• FIRE, Information Bulletin
• FIRE, Summary (from FESAC BP Panel Report
• FIRE,ITER,IGNITOR Comparison Table
• FIRE, General Parameters
• FIRE, Confinement Overview Parameters

Recent Talks on FIRE

• Exploring the Frontiers of Burning Plasma Science (2.4 MB pdf) presented to the plasma seminar at the University of Washington, November 19, 2001.
• The Modular Strategy for Fusion and The Status of FIRE (2.4 MB pdf) presented at the Frontiers in Fusion Research Annual Meeting of the Fusion Power Associates, Washington, DC, September 25, 2001.

Conference Papers and Publications

• “Physics Regimes in the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE)” the paper (148 kB, pdf) and the poster (1 MB, pdf) to be presented at the 28th European Physical Society EPS Conference on Controlled Fusion and Plasma Physics Madeira, Portugal on June 19, 2001
• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) Presentation VGs and Invited Paper presented at the American Nuclear Society, 14th Topical meeting on Fusion Technology October 18, 2000 (850 kB, pdf).
• Mission and Design of the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) reprint of a paper submitted to the 18th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference, Sorrento, Italy, October 4-10, 2000 (370 kB, pdf). The program for the IAEA meeting can be accessed at 18th IAEA Fusion Confernce.
• Physics Basis for the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) (170 kB, pdf) a paper by the FIRE Team presented at the European Physical Society Conference on Controlled Fusion June 15, 2000 in Budapest, Hungary. A four page summary of FIRE.
• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment FIRE on the Mountain , a summary of FIRE written for the Special Snowmass Issue of Comments on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol.2(2), pp81-97, 2000 (144 kB, pdf)

FIRE Engineering

• FIRE Engineering Design Report -2001 This report describes the NEW FIRE with slightly larger major/ minor radius (2.14m/0.595m) and 7.7 MA/10T that will be discussed at Snowmass. (5.3 MB, bookmarked pdf) Updated January 14, 2001. Posted March 5, 2002.
• Engineering Features of the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) a paper presented by R. J. Thome (195 kB, pdf)
• Physics Basis for the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) Plasma Facing Components a paper presented by M. A. Ulrickson(70 kB, pdf)
• FIRE Engineering Design Report R.Thome, P Heitzenroeder et al. This report describes the engineering analysis done on FIRE by the National FIRE Design Team during FY 2000. The report is being updated and is expected to be available By Jan 2002. (3.3 MB, bookmarked pdf)

FIRE Papers and Presentations (since NSO-PAC1 Meeting July 21, 2000)

FIRE Presentations at the UFA Burning Plasma Science Workshop , December 11 - 13, 2000 at Austin Texas.

• Collective Alpha Effects in a Burning Plasma , Nickolai Gorelenkov (232 kB, pdf)
• Device Flexibility Issues for a Burning Plasma Experiment Paul Rutherford (16 kB pdf)
• Challenges for Predictive Simulations of Alpha Particle-Driven Modes in Burning Plasmas GuoYong Fu (56 kB pdf)
• Diagnostic Issues for Burning Plasma Studies Ken Young (248 kB pdf)
• Pedestal Effects and Confinement in Burning Plasma Experiments, Greg Hammett (104 kB pdf)
• Fusion Science Issues and Requirements for a Next Step burning Plasma Experiment Dale Meade ( 724 kB pdf)
• Motivation for Building a High field Burning Plasma Experiment Glenn Bateman (96 kB pdf)
• Integrated Transport Modeling of High Field tokamak Burning Plasma Devices Arnold Kritz et al (148 kB pdf)
• Simulation of a Typical Discharge in a Next Step Burning Plasma Experiment and Associated Issues Chuck Kessel (96 kB pdf)
• Macroscopic Stability Issues in a Next Step Burning Plasma Experiment, Steve Jardin (200 kB, ppt) or 96 kB, pdf
• Disruption issues and Opportunities for a Burning Plasma Science experiment, John Wesley (1.3 MB, pdf)
• Plasma Facing components Science and Technology for Burning Plasma Experiments M. Ulrickson ( 736 kB pdf)

FIRE Diagnostics presented by Ken Young ( 548 kB pdf) at the IEA Workshop on Diagnostics for Burning Plasmas Naka, Japan, September 2000 and at KSTAR Diagnostics Meeting, November 16, 2000 KBSI in Taejon, Korea.

42nd meeting of the American Physical Society Division of Plasma Physics combined with the 10th International Congress on Plasma Physics, Quebec City, Canada, October 25, 2000.

• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) D. Meade (1.1 MB, pdf).
• Global Stability Issues for a Next Step Burning Plasma Experiment S. Jardin (484 kB, pdf).

ANS 14th Topic Meeting on the Technology of Energy, October 15-19, 2000

• Fusion Burning Plasma Physics Issues Illustrated by Simulations of FIRE Wayne Houlberg (220 kB, pdf).
• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) Presentation VGs and Invited Paper (850 kB, pdf).
• Physics Design Guidelines for Estimating Plasma Performance in a Burning Plasma Experiment (FIRE)N. Uckan and J. Wesley (32 kB, pdf).
• Engineering Status of the Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE) P.Heitzenroeder, R. Thome, D. Meade (192 kB, pdf).
• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment System Integration T. Brown (272 kB, pdf)
• Fusion Ignition Research Experiment Vacuum Vessel Design and Configuration B. Nelson (464 kB, pdf)
• Nuclear Analysis of the FIRE Ignition Device M. Sawan and H. Khater (244 kB, pdf)
• FIRE Facilities and Site Requirements D. Dilling and T. Brown (232 kB, pdf).
• Thermal Hyraulic Analysis of FIRE Divertor C. Baxi, M. Ulrickson, D. Dreimeyer, P. Heitzenroeder (64 kB, pdf).

Scientific Value of a Burning Plasma Experiment and Scientific Readiness to Proceed

• From Yearning to Burning , possible broad brush guidelines for "burning plasma" thinking has been submitted to the UFA BPS workshop by Marshall Rosenbluth , (10 kB, pdf).
• Physics Scaling of Reactor Plasmas , dimensionless physics parameters for a burning plasma Roy Bickerton , (140 kB, pdf).
• Physics of Burning Plasmas, Physics Inaccessible to Present Facilities F. Perkins (30 kB pdf) April 2000
• Burning Plasma Physics Working Group Summary (130KB, pdf). The first three sections (29 pages) of the report describe the burning plasma science issues, the need for a burning plasma experiment to resolve these issues and the technical readiness to proceed.
• The Performance Measures and Metrics to proceed to the Next Stage for conventional and advanced tokamaks developed at Snowmass (960 kB pdf) August 1999

FIRE and the Multi-Machine Strategy

The Secretary of Energy Advisory Board(SEAB) Task Force on Fusion Energy review of the U. S. fusion program noted that "A necessary next major scientific step is the exploration of the physics of a burning plasma. At the present time only the tokamak is sufficiently advanced as to assure the necessary confinement in such an experiment." The National Research Council Assessment of Fusion Science(FuSAC) Interim Report identified several critical unresolved fusion science issues: (1) turbulence and transport, (2) energy density limits and (3) integrated physics of self-heated plasmas. The goal of FIRE is to address the critical scientific issues of a magnetically confined fusion plasma identified by SEAB and FuSAC within the next decade using the most cost-effective approach. Success in FIRE would serve as a "Stepping Stone" to provide the scientific foundation needed for an attractive fusion energy source as envisioned by the Advanced Reactor Innovation Evaluation Study (ARIES) .

Fusion Ignition Research Experiment FIRE on the Mountain , a summary of FIRE written for the Special Snowmass Issue of Comments on Plasma Physics and Controlled Fusion, Vol.2(2), pp81-97, 2000 (144 kB, pdf)

Road Map for a Modular Magnetic Fusion Program Modular Road Map Journal of Fusion Energy, Vol. 17, No. 2, p 125 June 2000 (121kB, pdf)

Burning Plasma Science-FESAC Two Pager (65KB, pdf) April, 1999

Burning Plasma Options-FESAC Two Pager (40KB, pdf) April, 1999

Grunder Panel Report to FESAC (25KB, pdf) January, 1998

Modular Strategy July 1998 (90KB, pdf) Excerpt from the Next Step Options Report July 1998

Forum for Major Next-Step Fusion Experiments Summary, (480KB, pdf) Madison, May 1, 1998

Advanced Tokamak Program Plan, Metrics and ARIES Power Plant Designs

• U. S. Advanced Tokamak Fusion Science Program, A White Paper (64 kB pdf) May 1999
• The Performance Measures and Metrics to proceed to the Next Stage for conventional and advanced tokamaks developed at Snowmass (960 kB pdf) August 1999
• ARIES Reports Fusion Power Plant Studies

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ITER-FEAT Technical Information and the European Fusion Reviews

• Summary of the ITER Final Design Report (5.8 MB,pdf) July 2001 was recently released. Additional information is available at the ITER WWW site.
• Assessments of the European Fifth Framework (1998-2002) Program have been submitted to the European Commission. The Commission is reviewing these assessments and is expected to issue its comments in the September time frame. The Fusion Assessment Board Report (390 kB, pdf) was chaired by Professor A. Airaghi. The listing of all Fifth Framework Program Assessment Reports can be found at the Fifth Framework Program Web site Fifth Framework Assessments
• The panel established by R. Pellat, High Comissioner of the CEA, to evaluate the physics basis of ITER-FEAT and IGNITOR has released its final report Thermonuclear Tokamak Panel Report (230kB, pdf).
• How far is a Fusion Power Reactor from an Experimental Reactor? by R. Toschi, a paper presented at the SOFT Conference in Madrid, Spain, September, 2000 (85 kB, pdf)
• Thermonuclear Fusion Energy : Assessment and Next Step by Rene Pellat, High Commissioner at the French Atomic Energy and Chairman of the CCE-FU, at the Energy and Environment Conference Nuclear and Renewable Energy in Rome March 8 - 9, 2000 (250 kB, pdf)
• The Technical Basis for the Outline Design of ITER-FEAT, background technical material for the Outline Design of ITER, was recently published as part of the IAEA Documentation Series ITER-FEAT Technical Basis (16.7 MB, bookmarked pdf). Additional information is available at the ITER WWW site. NEW, February 3, 2001.
• ITER-FEAT Outline Design Report ITER-FEAT (1.3 MB, pdf) March 2000. Additional information on ITER-FEAT activities can be found at the ITER web site.
• ITER Physics Basis , a comprehensive report on the status of tokamak research as published in Nuclear Fusion Vol 39, No 12, December 1999. The online version requires a password that can be found on the front page of your library copy of a recent issue of Nuclear Fusion. A limited number of hard copies of the report (527 pages) are available from Ned Sauthoff.
• ITER-FEAT - The Future International Burning Plasma Experiment Overview, IAEA paper Aymar (650 kB, pdf) , Sorrento, Italy, October 2000.
• ITER-FEAT Operation, IAEA paper Shimomura (100 kB, pdf) and VGs (800 kB, pdf) Sorrento, Italy, October 2000.
• The Physics of ITER-FEAT, APS-DPP and ICPP meeting Campbell (1.8 MB, pdf) Quebec City, October, 2000.
• ITER-FEAT Outline Design Report ITER-FEAT (1.3 MB, pdf) March 2000. Additional information on ITER-FEAT activities can be found at the ITER web site.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Overview Poster (900 kB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Design Poster (500 kB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Magnets and Structure R&D Poster (900 kB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Vessel, Blanket and Divertor R&D Poster (1 MB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Vessel, Blanket and Divertor (II) R&D Poster (900 kB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity In-Vessel Remote Handling Poster (980 kB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Engineering Design Activity Summary Poster (1.5 MB, pdf) November 2000.
• ITER Physics Basis , a comprehensive report on the status of tokamak research as published in Nuclear Fusion Vol 39, No 12, December 1999. The online version requires a password that can be found on the front page of your library copy of a recent issue of Nuclear Fusion. A limited number of hard copies of the report (527 pages) are available from Ned Sauthoff.

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IGNITOR Technical Information

• The panel established by R. Pellat, High Comissioner of the CEA, to evaluate the physics basis of ITER-FEAT and IGNITOR has released its final report Thermonuclear Tokamak Panel Report (230kB, pdf).
• IGNITOR (240KB, pdf)
• Additional information on IGNITOR activities can be found at the IGNITOR/Frascati and at IGNITOR/Orion.

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