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Table of Contents

   Proceedings of the
   1999 Fusion Summer Study

   July 11-23, 1999
   Snowmass, Colorado



The Proceedings is organized into the following sections:

  1. Cover
  2. Preface
  3. Opening Plenary Talks
  4. Working Group Summary Talks
  5. Magnetic Fusion Concepts Working Group
  6. Inertial Fusion Concepts Working Group
  7. Emerging Fusion Concepts Working Group
  8. Plasma Science Working Group
  9. Technology Working Group
  10. Energy Issues Working Group
  11. Contributed Papers
  12. Elements of the Snowmass Fusion WebPages
  13. Other Contributions and References

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Preface

Statement from the co-chairs.    R. Hawryluk, G. Logan, M. Mauel.



Opening
Plenary

Agenda.



Working
Group
Summary
Talks

On the last day of the Summer Study, each working group presented summaries of their technical activities and discussions. These presentations are referenced below as PDF files.



Magnetic
Fusion
Concepts

  • Summary of the Magnetic Fusion Concepts Working Group.    T. S. Taylor, M. Greenwald, J. Sarff, E. Strait, C. Hegna, B. Lipschultz, T. Ronglien, S. Allen, H. Neilson, E. Synakowski, R. Nazikian, W. Houlberg, M. Zarnstorff, S. Luckhardt.
  • Transport and Turbulence .    D. R. Baker, G. Bateman, M. Beer, A. Boozer, B.E. Chapman, J. DeGroot, W. Dorland, E. Doyle, P. Efthimion, C. Greenfield, M. Greenwald, G.W. Hammett, B. Hooper, J. Kesner, M.W. Kissick, J-N. LeBoeuf, Z. Lin, G. McKee, D. Newman, J. Sarff, G. Staebler, L. Steinhauer, E. Synakowski, P. Terry, D. Thomas, R. Town, A. Ware.
  • Pursuing Burning Plasmas.    R. Nazikian, W. Houlberg, H. L. Berk, D. Ernst,I. Hutchinson, R. La Haye, D. Mueller, N. Sauthoff, A. Turnbull, J. Wesley.
  • MHD Stability.    E.J. Strait and C.J. Hegna, and S. Knowlton, E.J. Strait, M.W. Kissick, S. Sabbagh, R. Nebel, L. LoDestro, L. Steinhauer, and A.G. Kellman.
  • Achieving Steady State.
  • Plasma Boundary and Particle Control.    A. Mahdavi, S. Pitcher, R. Maingi, A. Leonard, P. Mioduszewski, D. Den Hartog, L. Schmitz, T. Jarboe, T. Rognlien, and D. Ryutov, L. Steinhauer.
  • MFE Concept Integration and Performance Measures.    M.C. Zarnstorff, D. Gates, E.B. Hooper, S. Jardin, H. Ji, S.C. Luckhardt, J. Lyon, J. Sarf, T. Simonen, T. Thorson.


Inertial
Fusion
Concepts

  • Summary of the Inertial Fusion Energy Working Group.    Craig Olson, Max Tabak, Jill Dahlburg, Rick Olson Steve Payne, John Sethian, John Barnard, Rick Spielman Ken Schultz, Robert Peterson, Per Peterson Wayne Meier, John Perkins.
  • Summary reports of the Subgroups.
    Subgroup 1: Targets.    Max Tabak, Jill Dahlburg, Rick Olson
    Subgroup 2: Drivers and Standof.    Steve Payne, John Sethian, John Barnard, Rick Spielman
    Subgroup 3: Inertial Fusion Power Plant Concepts.    Ken Schultz, Robert Peterson, Per Peterson
    Subgroup 4: IFE Metrics and Development Paths.    Wayne Meier, John Perkins


Emerging
Fusion
Concepts



Plasma
Science

  • Plasma Boundary Sciences.    G D Porter, M. A. Mahdavi, P. Mioduczewski, S. Krashinennikov, J. Albritton, M. Ulrickson, R. Cohen.
  • Magneto/Hydrodynamic and Beam Equilibrium and Stability.    R. Betti and E.J. Strait.
  • Plasma Science of Wave-Particle Interactions.    D. Batchelor, W. Kruer, R. Nazkian, H. Berk, B. Breizman, V. Chan, G. Fu, J. Greenly, R. Harvey, M. Hermann, S. Knowlton, R. Majeski, H. Mynick, R. Nazikian, C. Phillips, R. Pinsker, M. Porkolab, R. Prater, R. Wilson.
  • Transport and Turbulence .    D. R. Baker, G. Bateman, M. Beer, A. Boozer, B.E. Chapman, J. DeGroot, W.Dorland, E. Doyle, P. Efthimion, C. Greenfield, M. Greenwald, G.W. Hammett, B. Hooper, J. Kesner, M.W. Kissick, J-N. LeBoeuf, Z. Lin, G. McKee, D. Newman, J. Sarff, G. Staebler, L. Steinhauer, E. Synakowski, P. Terry, D. Thomas, R. Town, A. Ware.


Technology

  • Summary of the Technology Working Group.    M. Abdou, R. Callis, S. Milora, M. Ulrickson.
  • Report of the Technology Working Group.
    Organizer: M. Abdou
    Subgroup Leaders: M. Abdou, R. Callis, S. Milora, M. Ulrickson.
    Topics & Discussion Leaders:
    Liquid Walls.    R. Moir, N. Morley
    Solid Walls.    R. Mattas, M. Ulrickson
    Availability/Reliability/Maintainability.    M. Tillack, B. Nelson
    Testing Conditions and Facilities.    S. Zinkle, A. Ying
    Radioactive Waste Minimization.    D. Petti, E. Cheng
    Tritium Self-Sufficiency.    M. Sawan, S. Willms
    Materials.    S. Zinkle, M. Billone
    Heating/Current Drive/Fueling Technologies.    D. Swain, R. Temkin
    Magnets.    J. Schultz, R. Woolley
    IFE Target.    K. Schultz, W. Steckle


Energy
Issues



Contributed
Papers



From the
Snowmass
WebPages

A record of some of the content of the Fusion Snowmass WebPages can be found at:



Other
Contributions
and References



Updated: November 16, 1999