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CNS

Fusion Science and Technology

Division

Blair Bromley, Peter Schwanke

Reactor Physicists, Fusion Enthusiasts bromleyb@aecl.ca, Peter.Schwanke@candu.com

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 – bromleyb@aecl.ca

• Peter Schwanke – Peter.Schwanke@candu.com

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