Perspectives on the FESAC transformative enabling capabilities: Priorities, plans, and Status

Arnold Lumsdaine; Rajesh Maingi; Kevin G. Field; Stephen Gourlay; David Humphreys; Yutai Katoh; Charles Kessel; Xiaorong Wang

doi:10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111529

Perspectives on the FESAC transformative enabling capabilities: Priorities, plans, and Status

Arnold Lumsdaine, Rajesh Maingi, Kevin G. Field, Stephen Gourlay, David Humphreys, Yutai Katoh, Charles Kessel, Xiaorong Wang

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In early 2017, the Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC), an advisory committee to the United States Department of Energy, was charged with identifying transformative enabling capabilities (TECs) “that could promote efficient advance toward fusion energy, building on burning plasma science and technology.” A subcommittee with broad expertise was formed and sought feedback from scientific experts, including experts from outside the fusion community. Three workshops were conducted, and a report was approved by FESAC in 2018 that identified four of the “most promising” TECs: advanced algorithms, high-critical-temperature superconductors, advanced materials and manufacturing, and novel technologies for tritium fuel cycle control. In addition, one “promising” TEC was identified: fast flowing liquid metal plasma-facing components. This paper will give details on the promising TECs and an overview on considerations of these TECs in the United States since the publication of the report.

Original language	English
Article number	111529
Journal	Fusion Engineering and Design
Volume	155
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fusengdes.2020.111529
State	Published - Jun 2020

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This research is sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The work at LBNL is sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC02-05CH11231. This research is sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences , US Department of Energy , under contract DE-AC05-00OR22725 with UT-Battelle, LLC. The work at LBNL is sponsored by the Office of Fusion Energy Sciences, US Department of Energy, under contract DE-AC02-05CH11231 .

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US Department of Energy
U.S. Department of Energy	DE-AC05-00OR22725, DE-AC02-05CH11231
Fusion Energy Sciences

Keywords

Advanced algorithms
Advanced manufacturing
Fusion energy
Liquid metals
Superconductors
Tritium fuel cycle

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