[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25481-25482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11991]
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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board
Notice of Open Meeting
AGENCY: Department of Energy.
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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory
Committee Act (Pub. Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given
of the following advisory committee meeting:
Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on Fusion
Energy
DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, May 26, 1999, 8:30 AM--5:00 PM and
Thursday, May 27, 1999, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM.
ADDRESSES: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Conference
Room A, Building 123, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551-
0808. Note: Public attendees are requested to contact Ms. Sherry Graham
(LLNL) in advance of the meeting to facilitate their access to the
meeting site. Ms. Graham may be reached at (925) 422-4958 or via e-mail
at [email protected]
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279
(fax).
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Task Force on Fusion
Energy is to review the Department of Energy's plans for research and
development of four fusion related technologies--pulsed-power, lasers,
ion drivers, and magnetic fusion--and to provide advice to the
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on how to structure the Department's
fusion energy programs, both inertial and magnetic. The review is to
focus on the scientific quality of the programs, the goals and
objectives of the programs, and the energy potential of each
technology. The findings and recommendation of the Task Force on Fusion
Energy are to comment on the goals and objectives of the Department's
fusion energy related programs, provide a critique of the current
development strategies, suggest changes in the overall fusion energy
roadmap, and recommended funding levels.
Tentative Agenda
Wednesday, May 26, 1999
8:30-8:45 AM--Opening Remarks, Introductions & Objectives--Dr. Richard
Meserve, Task Force Chairman
8:45-9:45 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Laser Fusion Concepts and
Development Strategy
9:45-10:15 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Average-Power Krypton-Fluoride
Lasers
10:15-10:45 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Average-Power Diode-Pumped Solid
State Lasers
10:45-11:00 AM--Break
11:00-11:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Common Direct Drive Physics
Issues
11:30-12:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Target Fabrication and Injection
12:00-1:30 PM--Lunch
1:30-2:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Direct Drive Ignition on NIF
2:00-2:45 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Non-Proliferation Considerations &
International Collaboration
2:45-3:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Linkages to Other Fields of
Scientific Research and Technology Spin-offs
3:30-3:45 PM--Break
3:45-4:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Participation of Colleges and
Universities in Fusion Research
4:30-4:45 PM--Public Comment Period
4:45 PM--Adjourn
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Thursday, May 27, 1999
8:30-8:35 AM--Opening Remarks & Objectives--Dr. Richard Meserve, Task
Force Chairman
8:35-9:15 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Introduction to the Indirect Drive
Approach to Inertial Fusion Energy--Strategy and Connection to the
Defense Program's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program
9:15-10:00 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Heavy Ion Drivers
10:00-10:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Chambers
10:30-10:45 AM--Break
10:45-11:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Pulsed Power
11:30-12:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: NIF and X-Ray Driven Ignition
12:00-12:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Inertial Fusion Energy
Development Plan Strategy
12:30-12:45 PM--Public Comment Period
12:45 PM--Adjourn
This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will
be available at the meeting.
Public Participation: The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered
to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's
judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its
meeting in Livermore, California, the Task Force welcomes public
comment. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they
sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will make every
effort to hear the views of all interested parties. Written comments
may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of
Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. This notice is being
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to the
late resolution of programmatic issues.
Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be available
for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the
meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C.,
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal
holidays. Further information on the Task Force on Fusion Energy may be
found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.
Issued at Washington, D.C., on May 7, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-11991 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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