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TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1. NAS/NRC FUSION SCIENCE ASSESSMENT COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA
5/16 - 5/19

2. FESAC OPPORTUNITES STUDY MEETING AGENDA 5/20 - 5/21

3. SEAB FUSION TASK FORCE MEETING AGENDA 5/26 - 5/27

Now that the semester is ending for many of our members, it's time to hit
the road. If you're tired of classes and want to travel, we've got
meetings! For your information, please find below the agenda of three
important ongoing reviews of the fusion program which are holding meetings
in the next two weeks.

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1. NAS/NRC Fusion Science Assessment Committee Meeting Agenda
5/16 - 5/19
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(NRC) Fusion Science Assessment Committee Meeting
May 16-19, 1999
Hotel La Jolla, La Jolla, CA

Agenda
Invited respondent: Bruno Coppi, MIT

Sunday, May 16
PLENARY SESSION
Room: Bistro
4:00 pm Study Overview
Charles Kennel, Committee Chair
Robert Rosner, Head, Theory and Computation Working Group
Claudio Pellegrini, Head, Experiment Working Group
James Drake, Head, Program Architecture Working Group
4:30 pm Talk by and discussion with DOE
John Willis, DOE
5:00 pm WORKING DINNER -- Discussion
5:30 pm Overview of the goals of fusion theory and computation
and linkage with experiments
Bill Nevins, Lawrence Livermore National Lab
6:00 pm Discussion
6:20 pm Overview of Experimental Portfolio
Mike Mauel, Columbia University
6:50 pm Discussion
7:10 pm International standing of the US fusion physics experiment program
Hiroshi Kishimoto, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute, Japan
7:40 pm Discussion
8:00 pm International standing of the US fusion physics theory program
Predhiman Kaw, Institute for Plasma Research, India
8:30 pm Discussion
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Sunday, May 16
CONCURRENT WORK GROUP SESSIONS
Theory & Computation Working Group Session
Room: McKenzie
8:50 pm Contributions of fusion theory to other disciplines
Steve Cowley, UCLA
9:20 pm Discussion
9:50 pm ADJOURN
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Sunday, May 16

Experiment Working Group Session
Room: Ashley
8:50 pm Experimental Tests of Neoclassical Theory
Michael Zarnstorff, Princeton
9:15 pm Turbulence and Transport - Understanding & Control
Michael Zarnstorff, Princeton
9:40 pm Discussion
10:00 pm ADJOURN
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Monday, May 17
PLENARY SESSION
Room: Bistro
7:00 am CONTINENTAL BREAKFAST
7:30 am Discussion (CLOSED)
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Monday, May 17
CONCURRENT WORK GROUP SESSIONS
Theory & Computation Working Group Session
Room: McKenzie
8:00 am Theory of electric field shear generation and its role in transport
barriers
Patrick Diamond, UCSD
8:30 am Discussion
9:00 am The theoretical framework for fusion and plasma science
Liu Chen, UC Irvine
9:30 am Discussion
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am Future directions for fusion theory and computation
Bill Tang, PPPL
11:00 am Discussion
11:30 am Development of computational models for understanding
complex plasma dynamics
Bill Dorland, University of Maryland
Noon Discussion
12:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm Magnetic reconnection and dynamos
Amitava Bhattacharjee, University of Iowa
2:00 pm Discussion
CLOSED SESSION
2:30 pm Outline Report Section on Theory & Computation
4:30 pm Discuss plans for next workgroup session
5:30 pm ADJOURN
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Monday, May 17
Experiment Working Group Session
Room: Ashley
8:00 am Ideal MHD
Tony Taylor, General Atomics
8:20 am MHD, Relaxation, Reconnection
John Sarff, University of Wisconsin
8:40 am Discussion
9:00 am Burning Plasma Physics
Dale Meade, Princeton
9:30 am Discussion
10:00 am BREAK
10:30 am Wave Interaction with and Manipulation of Plasmas
Miklos Porkolab, MIT
11:00am Discussion
11:30 am Facilities/Diagnostics Needs
Earl Marmar, MIT
Noon Discussion
12:30 pm LUNCH
1:30 pm Basic Plasma Experiments
Cliff Surko, UCSD
2:00 pm Discussion
CLOSED SESSION
2:30 pm Outline Report Section on Experiment
4:30 pm Discuss plans for next workgroup session
5:30 pm ADJOURN
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END OF CONCURRENT WORKGROUP SESSIONS
Room: T-29, Martin Johnson House, Scripps Institution of Oceanography
6:00 RECEPTION (Open)
7:00 DINNER (Open)
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Tuesday, May 18
THE ENTIRE DAY IS CLOSED
7:00 am thru 5:00 pm
CONCURRENT WORK GROUP SESSIONS
Theory & Computation Working Group Session
Experiment Working Group Session
Review of the draft sections
General Discussion, Plans for Snowmass
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Wednesday, May 19
THE ENTIRE DAY IS CLOSED
STEERING GROUP MEETING
Room: Bistro
8:00 am thru 1:30 pm

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2. FESAC Opportunites Study Meeting Agenda 5/20 - 5/21
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Agenda for May FESAC meeting at PPPL. Princeton, NJ

Thursday 20 May

8.30 to 10.30 PPPL talks
10.30 to 10.45 Break
10.45 to 12.15 PPPL talks continue.
12.15 to 1.30 Lunch.
1.30 to 3.15. R. Fonck, Review of University Programs.
3.15 to 3.30. Break.
3.30 to 4.15 S. Bodner, ICF/IFE programs at NRL.
4.15 to 5.15 FESAC discussions.
5.00 to 6.00 Public comment.

Friday May 21

8.30 to 10.00 PoP Experiments Review
10.00 to 10.15 Break
10.15 to 11.15 PoP Experiments Review continues.
11.15 to 12.30 Tour of PPPL Experiments.

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3. SEAB Fusion Task Force Meeting Agenda 5/26 - 5/27
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The DOE Secretary of Energy Advisory Board (SEAB) Fusion Task Force will
holds its third meeting May 26-27
at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA.

The meeting is open to the public.

The meeting will be held in Building 123, next to the cafeteria, which is
located off Vasco Road (Mesquite Way Entrance to parking lot).

TENTATIVE AGENDA:

Wednesday, May 26
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Morning Session: starts 8:30 am
Opening remarks by the chairman, Dick Meserve

Laser Fusion Concepts and Development Strategy
Average-Power Krypton Fluoride Lasers
Average-Power Diode-Pumped Solid State Lasers
Common Direct Drive Physics Issues
Target Fabrication and Injection.

Afternoon Session:
Direct Drive Ignition on NIF
Non-Proliferation Considerations and International Collaboration
Linkages to Other Fields of Science and Technology Spinoffs
Participation of Colleges and Universities in Fusion Research

A public comment period is scheduled at 4:45 PM.

Thursday May 27
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Begin at 8:30 AM.

Introduction to the Indirect Drive Approach to Inertial Fusion Energy --
Strategy and Connection to the Defense Program's Inertial Confinement
Fusion Program
Heavy Ion Drivers
Chambers
Pulsed Power
NIF and X-ray Driven Ignition
Inertial Fusion Energy Development Plan Strategy.

A public comment period is scheduled for 12:30.

Adjourn at 12:45.

The final agenda will be available at the meeting.

Persons planning to attend are requested to advise Ms. Sherry Graham,
(925)422-4958, (graham16@llnl.gov), providing the following information:
Name, Affiliation, Title, Business Address, Phone and Fax Numbers,
Citizenship and Social Security Number. Non-US citizens are also asked to
provide Place of Birth, Date of Birth,Country of Citizenship and Passport
Number and Expiration Date.

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