Fusion Energy Advisory Committee report on program strategy for U. S. magnetic fusion energy research

The Fusion Energy Advisory Committee (FEAC) was charged by the Department of Energy (DOE) with developing recommendations on how best to pursue the goal of a practical magnetic fusion reactor in the context of several budget scenarios covering the period FY 1994-FY 1998. Four budget scenarios were e...

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Published in:Journal of fusion energy 1992-12, Vol.11:3-4
Main Authors: Conn, R.W., Baldwin, D.E., Berkner, K.H., Culler, F.L., Davidson, R.C., Dean, S.O., Dreyfus, D.A., Holdren, J.P., McCrory, R.L., Ness, N.F.
Format: Article
Language:English
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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700490 > Fusion Technology-- Economics-- (1992-)
ADVISORY COMMITTEES
BUDGETS
CONFINEMENT
COOPERATION
ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
PLANNING
PLASMA CONFINEMENT
RECOMMENDATIONS
US DOE
US ORGANIZATIONS 290500 > Energy Planning & Policy-- Research, Development, Demonstration, & Commercialization
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Summary:The Fusion Energy Advisory Committee (FEAC) was charged by the Department of Energy (DOE) with developing recommendations on how best to pursue the goal of a practical magnetic fusion reactor in the context of several budget scenarios covering the period FY 1994-FY 1998. Four budget scenarios were examined, each anchored to the FY 1993 figure of $337.9 million for fusion energy (less $9 million for inertial fusion energy which is not examined here). The comparison of the requirements for developing the potential of fusion with the possibilities offered by these four budget scenarios has led the panel to the following conclusion: The goal of an operating DEMO by 2025, which is specified in the National Energy Strategy and is the approximate target date required if fusion is to be a significant contributor to U.S. energy supply by the middle of the next century, will be achievable only in the framework of a national commitment to this goal. Of the four budget cases, only the Reference' and SEAB Task Force' cases, coupled with additional line item support for ITER construction, are plausibly consistent with this objective.'
ISSN:0164-0313
1572-9591
DOI:10.1007/BF01059517