Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE) - a path to US energy ...
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Laser Inertial Fusion Energy (LIFE) - a path to US energy independence
Presented to: 2012 annual meeting of the Southern States Energy Board Dr Mike Dunne Director, Laser Fusion Energy Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory This work performed under the auspices of the U.S. Department of Energy by Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory under Contract DE-AC52-07NA27344
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Bringing star power to Earth
Use very high power lasers to create fusion – releasing city-scale energy output, safely and sustainably
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The fusion fuel — 40 kWhr from a milligram pellet of
deuterium and tritium
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The NIF facility is the culmination of many decades of US leadership and investment in this !eld
NIF can demonstrate full-scale performance for a 1000 MWe plant
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12 NIF-0112-24065.ppt
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NIF construction resulted in 375M worth of business
for the SSEB States • Strong vendor base in key
technologies • Sites well suited to
construction of LIFE plants • Substantial economic
impact
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NIF is the world’s largest, highest-energy, highest-power laser: 1.86MJ — 523TW National Ignition Facility (NIF)
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NIF, 2009 4MJ IR
NIF is running 24/7 with shot reliability of over 99%
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2012-040806s1.ppt Moses - All Hands, September 19, 2012 18
The NIF laser is now operating above its original design specifications
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Target chamber in the air
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NIF-0611-22345.p
pt Moses - All Hands, June 21, 2011 21
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Bringing star power to Earth
The program is focused on achieving “ignition” – the culmination of over 50 years work
Progress over the past 18 months: Factor 60 improvement in fuel pressure. Factor 2-3 to go.
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The LIFE project is being guided by a board of senior utility executives
Donald Brandt — President and CEO, Pinnacle West Capital Corporation
Joseph Callan — Former Executive Director, U.S. NRC
David Christian — CEO, Dominion Generation; President, Virginia Power
Peter Darbee — CEO and President, Paci!c Gas & Electric Company (Retired)
Brian Debs (Member in residence) — former SVP, Ontario Power Gen Corp.
William Fehrman — President and CEO, MidAmerica Energy Company
John Herron — President and CEO, Entergy Operations
Richard Kuester — CFO, Wisconsin Energy Corporation
Kenneth Nemeth — Executive Secretary, SSEB
Charles "Chip" Pardee — SVP and COO, Exelon Generation
Michael Sellman — CEO, Nuclear Management Company (Retired)
Michael Wallace — COO, Constellation Energy Group (Retired)
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30+ major vendors engaged
Burlingame Country Club__ March 30, 2012
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A detailed LIFE delivery plan has been developed, with 1000 MW power production in less than 10 years
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The macro-economic impact of LIFE is being independently assessed
Later this month: Report on the impact in the Southern States
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Oxford Economics have calculated the impact of domestic LIFE rollout on GDP and new jobs
• 4 to 12 B$ annual federal and state tax revenue
• Substantial jobs impact in the high-tech sector
17 – 47 B$ / year GDP impact
155 – 425,000 average jobs
Low / High scenarios are for 10 year or 5 year doubling times
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34 NIF-0112-24065.ppt Dunne - The Shaw Group, February 1,2012
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Recent TV / documentary coverage of NIF and LIFE
BBC with Steven Hawking
National Geographic
Discovery Channel’s NOVA Horizon with Brian Cox
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Achieving ignition on NIF can be a defining moment
for the world’s energy future
Moses_NIF-0611-22390_
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