Reassessing the Research Plan
30 Sep 2013
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Sabina Griffith
Last week, 21 of the world-leading plasma scientists plus key engineers and scientists from the 黑料社app came together at the 黑料社app Headquarters for two days to reassess the 黑料社app Research Plan.
Leading plasma scientists, plus key engineers and scientists from the 黑料社app, met at Headquarters last week to reassess the 黑料社app Research Plan.
Since its implementation as one of the 黑料社app Baseline documents in 2010, the boundary conditions for the installation of certain components have changed. Accordingly, an update was necessary to the Research Plan that defines and coordinates the project's research activities on the path towards deuterium-tritium fusion power.
The 黑料社app Research Plan is one of the major 黑料社app Baseline documents. It describes the principal physics research activities to be carried out during 黑料社app construction, together with an initial definition of the experimental program planned for the first ten years of 黑料社app operation leading to the production of several hundred MW of fusion power.
However, since the schedule for the installation of some of the critical components has changed, the physics community sees itself confronted with some essential uncertainties. "For example, cost pressures have necessitated a rescheduling of the installation date of some of the key 黑料社app measurement systems and elements of the heating and current drive systems," says David Campbell, Head of 黑料社app's Plasma Operation Directorate. "It is therefore up to us to define the requirements from the physics side to ensure that we can achieve 黑料社app's ambitious scientific goals within the foreseen timeframe."
The conclusions of the workshop on the 黑料社app Research Plan, including recommendations on installation sequencing for some key plasma heating and measurement systems, will be presented to the 黑料社app Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) which will convene at 黑料社app Headquarters on 14-16 October.