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1 CNS Fusion Science and Technology Division Blair Bromley, Peter Schwanke Reactor Physicists, Fusion Enthusiasts [email protected] , [email protected] October 21/22, 2011
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CNS
Fusion Science and Technology
Division
Blair Bromley, Peter Schwanke
Reactor Physicists, Fusion Enthusiasts [email protected], [email protected]
October 21/22, 2011
History
Official Division of CNS
• Since 2010 August.
Revitalization started in 2009.
• Evolved from Fusion Committee.
Had become dormant.
Canada withdrew from ITER.
Federal/provincial governments reduced support for
fusion research since 2001.
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Goal
To help facilitate the re-birth of fusion
science and technology R&D in Canada.
• Re-build domestic activity in Fusion R&D.
• Encourage international cooperation.
Encourage technical communication.
• Scientific researchers
• Educators, entrepreneurs, enthusiasts.
• Government officials, etc.
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Basic Fusion Reactions
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Fuel for 1 GWe-Year
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Recent FSTD Success
CNS-FSTD helped organize fusion
technical session at the CNS 2011.
• Six technical papers.
• Participants from across Canada, and India.
• First dedicated fusion technical session at a
CNS conference in more than ten years.
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ASME Codes for Fusion Reactors
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Prof. Kalra / IIT - Kanpur
Non-Maxwellian ion distributions in
fusion plasmas of D-D / D-T.
Modeling MHD flow in fusion reactor
breeding blankets.
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ITER*
Typical ITER-TBM(Test Blanket Module)**
**Report No. UCLA-FNT-216, Volume-1:Technical plan and Cost
Estimate Summary
*http://www.iter.org
Robert Fedosejevs / U. Alberta
Inertial Confinement Fusion R&D
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Doug Richardson / General Fusion
Acoustically-driven Magnetized Target Fusion
concept.
Liu, Hirose - U. Sask.
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STOR-U / Tokamak research.
Ongoing Activities / Actions (1)
Recruit new chair for CNS-FSTD.
• Rotation is healthy. Fresh perspective.
• Ideally a person doing work in fusion.
Identify/recruit interested CNS Members
• Also members of CNS-FSTD (no extra charge).
Recruit volunteers to assist.
• Rewarding and fun. Fun is found in Fusion.
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Ongoing Activities / Actions (2)
Establish FSTD Organizing Committee.
• Recruit committee members.
Develop updated email list for fusion
researchers and enthusiasts.
• Encourage to join CNS and CNS-FSTD.
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Ongoing Activities / Actions (3)
Plan for a Canadian Fusion Workshop
• Stand-alone meeting, or:
• Embedded meeting following a CNS Annual
Conference.
Identify FSTD Representative to serve:
• CNS Annual Conference Organizing
Committee
• Technical Program Committees.
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Ongoing Activities / Actions (4)
Organize a fusion technical session at
CNS Conference.
• Recruit fusion papers.
• Plenary session speakers.
Organize tours for fusion-related research
facilities in Canada and abroad.
• U. Saskatchewan STOR-U, U. Calgary
• General Fusion (B.C.)
• MIT, U. Wisconsin, Princeton U., U. Rochester
• JET (Culham), ITER (Cadarache), NIF (LLNL)
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University of Saskatchewan
Plasma Physics Laboratory / STOR-U
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University of Alberta
Laser facilities.
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General Fusion
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Joint European Torus (JET)
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ITER / Tokamak
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Cadarache / ITER Site
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National Ignition Facility (NIF)
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Ongoing Activities / Actions (5)
Liaison / collaborate with the Plasmas
Physics Division of the Canadian
Association of Physicists (CAP).
• Face-to-face meetings.
• Opportunities to cooperate.
Set up FSTD/fusion webpage.
• On CNS website.
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Ongoing Activities / Actions (6)
Prepare a CNS position paper on fusion
science and technology.
• Get input from researchers across Canada to
develop this.
Set up a fusion blog / discussion group
for fusion in Canada.
• Maybe a Facebook Page.
• Other ideas welcome.
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Feedback / Suggestions
We need you.
• Become a volunteer.
Help with small tasks and projects.
• Even a few hours a year can make a difference.
Contact us:
• Blair Bromley – [email protected]
• Peter Schwanke – [email protected]
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