[Federal Register Volume 64, Number 91 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[Notices]
[Pages 25481-25482]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 99-11991]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Secretary of Energy Advisory Board


Notice of Open Meeting

AGENCY: Department of Energy.

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SUMMARY: Consistent with the provisions of the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act (Pub. Law 92-463, 86 Stat. 770), notice is hereby given 
of the following advisory committee meeting:
    Name: Secretary of Energy Advisory Board--Task Force on Fusion 
Energy

DATES AND TIMES: Wednesday, May 26, 1999, 8:30 AM--5:00 PM and 
Thursday, May 27, 1999, 8:30 AM-1:00 PM.

ADDRESSES: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Conference 
Room A, Building 123, 7000 East Avenue, Livermore, California 94551-
0808. Note: Public attendees are requested to contact Ms. Sherry Graham 
(LLNL) in advance of the meeting to facilitate their access to the 
meeting site. Ms. Graham may be reached at (925) 422-4958 or via e-mail 
at [email protected].

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Richard C. Burrow, Secretary of Energy 
Advisory Board (AB-1), U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 Independence 
Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C. 20585, (202) 586-1709 or (202) 586-6279 
(fax).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The purpose of the Task Force on Fusion 
Energy is to review the Department of Energy's plans for research and 
development of four fusion related technologies--pulsed-power, lasers, 
ion drivers, and magnetic fusion--and to provide advice to the 
Secretary of Energy Advisory Board on how to structure the Department's 
fusion energy programs, both inertial and magnetic. The review is to 
focus on the scientific quality of the programs, the goals and 
objectives of the programs, and the energy potential of each 
technology. The findings and recommendation of the Task Force on Fusion 
Energy are to comment on the goals and objectives of the Department's 
fusion energy related programs, provide a critique of the current 
development strategies, suggest changes in the overall fusion energy 
roadmap, and recommended funding levels.

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, May 26, 1999

8:30-8:45 AM--Opening Remarks, Introductions & Objectives--Dr. Richard 
Meserve, Task Force Chairman
8:45-9:45 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Laser Fusion Concepts and 
Development Strategy
9:45-10:15 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Average-Power Krypton-Fluoride 
Lasers
10:15-10:45 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Average-Power Diode-Pumped Solid 
State Lasers
10:45-11:00 AM--Break
11:00-11:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Common Direct Drive Physics 
Issues
11:30-12:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Target Fabrication and Injection
12:00-1:30 PM--Lunch
1:30-2:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Direct Drive Ignition on NIF
2:00-2:45 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Non-Proliferation Considerations & 
International Collaboration
2:45-3:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Linkages to Other Fields of 
Scientific Research and Technology Spin-offs
3:30-3:45 PM--Break
3:45-4:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Participation of Colleges and 
Universities in Fusion Research
4:30-4:45 PM--Public Comment Period
4:45 PM--Adjourn

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Thursday, May 27, 1999

8:30-8:35 AM--Opening Remarks & Objectives--Dr. Richard Meserve, Task 
Force Chairman
8:35-9:15 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Introduction to the Indirect Drive 
Approach to Inertial Fusion Energy--Strategy and Connection to the 
Defense Program's Inertial Confinement Fusion Program
9:15-10:00 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Heavy Ion Drivers
10:00-10:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Chambers
10:30-10:45 AM--Break
10:45-11:30 AM--Briefing & Discussion: Pulsed Power
11:30-12:00 PM--Briefing & Discussion: NIF and X-Ray Driven Ignition
12:00-12:30 PM--Briefing & Discussion: Inertial Fusion Energy 
Development Plan Strategy
12:30-12:45 PM--Public Comment Period
12:45 PM--Adjourn
    This tentative agenda is subject to change. The final agenda will 
be available at the meeting.
    Public Participation: The Chairman of the Task Force is empowered 
to conduct the meeting in a fashion that will, in the Chairman's 
judgment, facilitate the orderly conduct of business. During its 
meeting in Livermore, California, the Task Force welcomes public 
comment. Members of the public will be heard in the order in which they 
sign up at the beginning of the meeting. The Task Force will make every 
effort to hear the views of all interested parties. Written comments 
may be submitted to Skila Harris, Executive Director, Secretary of 
Energy Advisory Board, AB-1, U.S. Department of Energy, 1000 
Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, DC 20585. This notice is being 
published less than 15 days before the date of the meeting due to the 
late resolution of programmatic issues.
    Minutes: Minutes and a transcript of the meeting will be available 
for public review and copying approximately 30 days following the 
meeting at the Freedom of Information Public Reading Room, 1E-190 
Forrestal Building, 1000 Independence Avenue, SW, Washington, D.C., 
between 9:00 AM and 4:00 PM, Monday through Friday except Federal 
holidays. Further information on the Task Force on Fusion Energy may be 
found at the Secretary of Energy Advisory Board's web site, located at 
http://www.hr.doe.gov/seab.

    Issued at Washington, D.C., on May 7, 1999.
Rachel M. Samuel,
Deputy Advisory Committee Management Officer.
[FR Doc. 99-11991 Filed 5-11-99; 8:45 am]
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