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FES International Collaboration Program: Vision and Budget

FES International Collaboration Program: Vision and Budget. Steve Eckstrand International Program Manager Office of Fusion Energy Sciences U.S. Department of Energy Briefing for Sixth US-PRC Magnetic Fusion Collaboration Workshop July 10, 2012.

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FES International Collaboration Program: Vision and Budget

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  1. FES International Collaboration Program: Vision and Budget Steve Eckstrand International Program Manager Office of Fusion Energy Sciences U.S. Department of Energy Briefing for Sixth US-PRC Magnetic Fusion Collaboration Workshop July 10, 2012

  2. The path forward: scientific elements and changes of emphasis • In the ITER Era, stewarding plasma science will remain a key element, but burning plasma science will move to the forefront • Major domestic facilities will still engage in plasma dynamics and control, but will shift focus towards challenging metrics relevant to fusion materials science • Leverage between domestic and international research opportunities in MFE will become even more important in tough budget times, if the U.S. is to continue to address leading scientific questions of the next decade Fusion on earth Plasma dynamics and control science Plasma-materials science and technology Discovery

  3. The U.S. fusion program must evolve to remain at the forefront in fusion research • In the next decade: • ITER will be constructed, and the frontier of burning plasma science will be there. As with the LHC in high energy physics – the U.S. must be engaged explore this frontier • A new generation of superconducting magnetic fusion research facilities is located Europe and Asia. The physics they can explore will include but extend beyond what U.S. facilities are capable of exploring. The U.S. domestic program can and must be sensibly levered to take advantage of these research resources. • The U.S. also has a leadership opportunity in fusion materials science. JT-60SA, LHD Japan W7-X Germany KSTAR South Korea ITER France; worldwide EAST China The U.S. is planning modest steps to take advantage of these new capabilities in a constrained budgetary environment

  4. FESAC has given advice regarding international collaboration opportunities • Panel members from fusion and from other fields of science that have significant international collaborations • This report has informed out strategy for engaging in research where international capabilities can complement our domestic capabilities

  5. FY2013 FES Budget Proposal Summary Fusion Energy Sciences FY 2013 Congressional Budget (Budget Authority in thousands)

  6. FY2013 FES Budget Proposal Summary • FES has issued a solicitation for proposals from multi-institutional teams to carry out experimental research in magnetic fusion energy sciences on international tokamakfacilities • Topical areas included • Transport • Long pulse control • Plasma wall interaction • Magnetic divertor optimization • Auxiliary systems • Many good proposals covering all of these topical areas were received • Schedule: merit reviews to be completed in August, funding decisions announced in September, work to begin around January 2013

  7. Thanks to Vincent Chan & UCSD for organizing this workshop

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