Enabling Technologies for Improving Fusion Power Plant Performance and Availability Workshop
March 7-8, 2023
Astor Crowne Plaza Hotel, New Orleans, LA
Registration: Astor Ballroom Foyer
General Sessions: Astor Ballroom 1
Breakout Rooms: Astor Ballroom I, Astor Ballroom II, Bienville Room, St. Ann Room
Day 1: Theme A - Innovative Heating Schemes, Advanced Drivers and High-performance Targets and Fueling
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Time |
Event |
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8:00 – 9:00 am |
Registration, Coffee, Snacks, & Networking |
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9:00 – 9:05 am |
Welcome & Introduction to ARPA-E Dr. David Tew – Acting Deputy Director Technology, ARPA-E |
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9:05 – 9:20 am |
Workshop rationale and Theme A description Dr. Ahmed Diallo – Program Director, ARPA-E |
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9:20 – 9:25 am |
ARPA-E Fusion T2M Overview Mr. Sam Wurzel – T2M Advisor, ARPA-E |
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9:25 – 10:25 am |
Plenary: 2022 DOE Basic Research Needs for Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Dr. Tammy Ma – Advanced Photon Technologies (APT) Program Element Leader for High-Intensity Laser High Energy Density (HED) Science, LLNL |
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10:25 – 10:45 am |
Coffee Break & Networking |
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10:45 – 11:10 am |
Diode-pumped, solid-state laser (DPSSL) drivers for Inertial Fusion Energy (IFE) Dr. Jonathan Zuegel – Laser and Materials Technology Division Director, LLE |
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11:10 – 11:35 am |
High-Energy Excimer-Raman-Brillouin IFE Laser Mr. Conner Galloway – CEO and Founder, Xcimer Energy |
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11:35 – 12:00 pm |
Dr. Matt Wolford – Head Electron Beam Science & Applications Section, NRL |
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12:00 – 1:00 pm |
Lunch |
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1:00 – 1:25 pm |
Fabrication, Verification, and Manufacturing of Fusion Targets Dr. Yongfeng Lu – Lott Distinguished Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Mechanical and Materials Engineering, University of Nebraska |
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1:25 – 1:50 pm |
Next Generation Gyrotron Sources for ECH Dr. Monica Blank – Senior Scientist in the Gyrotron Group, CPI |
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1:50 – 2:15 pm |
Dr. Frank Wessel – Chief Scientist, SAFEnergy |
Day 2: Theme B – Accelerated Discovery of Novel Fusion Materials
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Time |
Event |
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8:30 – 9:00 am |
Registration, Coffee, Snacks, & Networking |
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9:00 – 9:10 am |
Summary of Day 1 and Theme B description Dr. Ahmed Diallo – Program Director - ARPA-E |
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9:10 – 9:15 am |
Introduction to the Fusion Industry Association Ms. Caroline Anderson – Manager for Outreach, Fusion Industry Association |
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9:15 – 10:15 am |
Prof. Brian Wirth – Governor’s Chair Professor, University of Tennessee |
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10:15 – 10:30 am |
Coffee Break |
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10:30 – 10:55 am |
Refractory Complex Concentrated Alloys (RCCAs): A New Class of High-Temperature Structural Materials Dr. Dan Miracle – Senior Scientist in the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Air Force Research Laboratory |
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10:55 – 11:20 am |
Accelerated Design of Fusion Materials Prof. Raymundo Arroyave – Segers Family Dean's Excellence Professor, Texas A&M University |
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11:20 – 11:45 pm |
High-Throughput Additive Manufacturing and Characterization of HEAs for Fusion Applications Prof. Dan Thoma – Director of the Grainger Institute for Engineering (GIE), University of Wisconsin |
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11:45 – 12:45 pm |
Lunch |
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12:45 – 1:10 pm |
Testing: Accelerating Evaluations of New Fusion Materials Dr. Bruce Pint – Group Leader, Corrosion Science & Technology, ORNL |
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1:10 – 1:35 pm |
MDF Research Advancing Additive Manufacturing & Materials to Address Energy Applications Dr. Bill Peter – Advanced Manufacturing Program Director, ORNL |
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1:35 – 2:00 pm |
Impact of Advanced Manufacturing and Materials on Fusion Reactor Costs Dr. Simon Woodruff – President, Woodruff Scientific |
| 2:00 - 2:15 pm |
Breakout Session 2: Introduction & Objectives Dr. Ahmed Diallo – Program Director, ARPA-E |
| 2:15 - 2:30 pm | Coffee Break; transition to breakout sessions |
| 2:30 - 4:00 pm |
Breakout Session 2: Title: Metrics for Theme B Group 1: Modeling for Accelerated Materials Discovery Group 2: Process for Accelerated Materials Fabrication Group 3: Experiments for Accelerated Materials Properties Verification Group 4: Interface for Fusion Materials Design Data Repository |
| 4:00 - 4:30 pm | Break, Snacks & Networking |
| 4:30 - 5:15 pm | Report out of breakout session 2 |
| 5:15 - 5:30 pm | Q & A |
| 5:30 - 5:45 pm | PD Wrap-up |
| 5:45 pm | Adjourn |
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