1. Feb 2001:NRL 2. May 2001:NRL 3. Nov 2001:LLNL 4.Apr 2002:GA 5. Dec 2002:NRL 6. Apr 2003:Sandia 7. Sep 2003:Wisconsin 8. Feb 2004:Georgia Tech 9. Jun 2004:UCLA 10. Oct 2004:PPPL 11. Mar 2005:NRL 12. Jun 2005:LLNL 3, ,2,5,11 Welcome to the 12 th HAPL meeting Concept: Mark Tillack, UCSD 10
We are developing the science and technology for a fusion energy source based on lasers and direct drive targets Target Fabrication Target Injection/Engagement Chamber/Materials Final Optics Target Design Lasers DPPSL (LLNL) KrF (NRL)
The "business model" for the HAPL program: 1. Integrated 2. End product is an electric power plant 3. Multi-institutional partnership Government Labs 1.NRL 2.LLNL 3.SNL 4.LANL 5.ORNL 6.PPPL Universities 1.UCSD 2.Wisconsin 3.Georgia Tech 4.UCLA 5.U Rochester, LLE 6.PPPL 7.UC Santa Barbara 8.UC Berkeley 9.UNC Industry 1.General Atomics 2.Titan/PSD 3.Schafer Corp 4.SAIC 5.Commonwealth Technology 6.Coherent 7.Onyx 8.DEI 9.Mission Research Corp 10.Northrup 11.Ultramet, Inc 12.Plasma Processes, Inc 13.Optiswitch Technology 14.Research Scientific Inst, Inc HAPL meeting, NRL March 05
We must pursue inherently robust, industrial technologies
We are getting close to realizing our short term objective: A high confidence "baseline case" for a power plant Electrical Plant Output 700 MWe Fusion Power: 1750 MW Target Output: 350 MJ Rep-Rate: 5 Hz Laser Energy: 2.5 MJ (KrF) /3.5 MJ (DPPSL) Target Gain: 140 (KrF) / 100 (DPPSL) Chamber: 11 m radius, W armor/F-82 H steel, no buffer gas 50 beam ports (flexible) < 100 m/sec target injection W armor F-82H base Blanket 11 m
We need to keep our eyes (and minds) open, and allow room for invention. "The Dawn of Man", 2001: A Space Odyssey
We are also pursuing approaches that offer significantly higher performance Magnetic Intervention Advanced FW Materials ODS base
Workshop Agenda Thursday Lasers Poster Break Target Physics/ Chamber physics Lunch Chamber Science & Tech Chamber Materials-1 Poster Break Chamber Materials-2 Tour of Mercury & XAPPER Friday Blankets Optics and optical trains Poster Break Target Fabrication -1 Lunch Target Fabrication-2 Target Injection Target Engagement Meeting Wrap up NIF Tour