ARIES Documents -- Meetings Archive

ARIES Project Meeting, December 1-3, 1999

University of California, San Diego
Room 584, Engineering Building EBII

Wednesday, 1 December 1999

Administrative

1:30 Review of Agenda and Topics To Be Covered Waganer

1:40 Status of DOE Fusion Program Priorities and Budgets Dove

2:00 Summary of ARIES Program Plans, Holland Briefing, Status RS Papers Najmabadi

2:45 Setting Next CC/E-Meeting and Dates for Project Meeting (w/ FIRE) Najmabadi

3:00 Break All

ARIES-AT Physics

3:15 Report on Progress of Physics Group Jardin

3:45 Physics Optimization of ARIES-AT V. Chan, et al.

ARIES-RS Transport Modeling Gary Staebler

4:15 ARIES-AT: Extension of the Physics Basis for ARIES-RS Kessel

4:45 Heating and Current Drive for ARIES-AT: An Update and Recommendations Mau

5:30 Adjourn Mau

Thursday, 2 December 1999

Neutron Source Study

8:30 Status of Neutron Source Study Steiner

9:00 Discussion of Metrics and Neutron Source Modeling Miller

9:30 Update on Pu and Actinide Transmutation in Fusion Reactors Cheng

10:00 Engineering and Nuclear Performance Data Tillack

10:15 Break

Systems Studies

10:30 Systems and Economic Modeling of the ARIES-AT Design R. Miller

Safety Studies

11:15 Preliminary Analysis of Loss-of-Vacuum Events in ARIES-RS D. Petti (Tillack)

11:45 Lunch

ARIES-AT Engineering

1:00 Summary of Nuclear Parameters, Radial Build, and Activation Analysis El-Guebaly

1:45 Preliminary Design Definition and Integration of Power Core Waganer

2:15 Initial Considerations on Core Configuration and Design Integration Tillack

2:45 Status of ARIES-AT Blanket and First Wall Design Raffray

3:15 Update on FW and Blanket Design Sviatoslavsky

3:45 Break

4:00 Innovative Blanket Design Approach Malang

4:30 Divertor Options for ARIES-AT: Initial Considerations Raffray

5:00 Status of TF and PF Magnet Design Bromberg

5:30 Assessment of Tritium Handling and Storage Systems Sze

6:00 Adjourn

Physics Subgroup Meeting (8:00-11:00)
Review and discussion of presentation material
Formulate actions to be accomplished during next few months
Engineering Subgroup Meeting (8:00-11:00)
Review and discussion of presentation material
Formulate actions to be accomplished during next few months
- Power core design integration - assembly and maintenance approach
- Determine primary structure concept
- FW & blanket selection and final design
- Finalization of materials and shielding approaches
- Quantification of safety and waste issues
- Other topics?

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Wednesday, 1 December 1999
Administrative
1:30	Review of Agenda and Topics To Be Covered	Waganer
1:40	Status of DOE Fusion Program Priorities and Budgets	Dove
2:00	Summary of ARIES Program Plans, Holland Briefing, Status RS Papers	Najmabadi
2:45	Setting Next CC/E-Meeting and Dates for Project Meeting (w/ FIRE)	Najmabadi
3:00	Break	All
ARIES-AT Physics
3:15	Report on Progress of Physics Group	Jardin
3:45	Physics Optimization of ARIES-AT	V. Chan, et al.
	ARIES-RS Transport Modeling	Gary Staebler
4:15	ARIES-AT: Extension of the Physics Basis for ARIES-RS	Kessel
4:45	Heating and Current Drive for ARIES-AT: An Update and Recommendations	Mau
5:30	Adjourn	Mau

Thursday, 2 December 1999
Neutron Source Study
8:30	Status of Neutron Source Study	Steiner
9:00	Discussion of Metrics and Neutron Source Modeling	Miller
9:30	Update on Pu and Actinide Transmutation in Fusion Reactors	Cheng
10:00	Engineering and Nuclear Performance Data	Tillack
10:15	Break
Systems Studies
10:30	Systems and Economic Modeling of the ARIES-AT Design	R. Miller
Safety Studies
11:15	Preliminary Analysis of Loss-of-Vacuum Events in ARIES-RS	D. Petti (Tillack)
11:45	Lunch
ARIES-AT Engineering
1:00	Summary of Nuclear Parameters, Radial Build, and Activation Analysis	El-Guebaly
1:45	Preliminary Design Definition and Integration of Power Core	Waganer
2:15	Initial Considerations on Core Configuration and Design Integration	Tillack
2:45	Status of ARIES-AT Blanket and First Wall Design	Raffray
3:15	Update on FW and Blanket Design	Sviatoslavsky
3:45	Break
4:00	Innovative Blanket Design Approach	Malang
4:30	Divertor Options for ARIES-AT: Initial Considerations	Raffray
5:00	Status of TF and PF Magnet Design	Bromberg
5:30	Assessment of Tritium Handling and Storage Systems	Sze
6:00	Adjourn


Physics Subgroup Meeting (8:00-11:00) Review and discussion of presentation material Formulate actions to be accomplished during next few months Engineering Subgroup Meeting (8:00-11:00) Review and discussion of presentation material Formulate actions to be accomplished during next few months - Power core design integration - assembly and maintenance approach - Determine primary structure concept - FW & blanket selection and final design - Finalization of materials and shielding approaches - Quantification of safety and waste issues - Other topics?