LEADER 03839nam 2200649Ia 450 001 9910957497703321 005 20251117115557.0 010 $a9786610176731 010 $a9780309166911 010 $a0309166918 010 $a9781280176739 010 $a1280176733 010 $a9780309527668 010 $a030952766X 035 $a(CKB)111090425020452 035 $a(OCoLC)55635700 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10054970 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000116038 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11984268 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000116038 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10027040 035 $a(PQKB)10369062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3375979 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3375979 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10054970 035 $a(OCoLC)923260169 035 $a(Perlego)4730502 035 $a(BIP)10994853 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111090425020452 100 $a20040428d2004 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aBurning plasma $ebringing a star to earth /$fBurning Plasma Assessment Committee, Plasma Science Committee, Board on Physics and Astronomy, Division on Engineering and Physical Sciences, National Research Council of the National Academies 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aWashington, D.C. $cNational Academies Press$d2004 215 $a1 online resource (208 p.) 300 $a"This study was supported by Grant No. DE-AT01-02ER54676 between the National Academy of Sciences and the Department of Energy"--T.p. verso. 311 08$a9780309090827 311 08$a0309090822 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aFrontMatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgment of Reviewers -- Contents -- Summary -- 1 Next Steps for the Fusion Science Program -- 2 Scientific and Technological Value of and Interest in a Burning Plasma -- 3 Readiness for Undertaking a Burning Plasma Experiment -- 4 Program Structure and Balance -- Appendixes -- A Charge to the Burning Plasma Assessment Committee -- B Committee Meeting Agendas -- C Proposed Burning Plasma Experiments -- D Fusion Community Recommendations -- E Committee's Interim Report -- F Fusion Reactor Concepts -- G Biographies of Committee Members -- H Glossary. 330 $aSignificant advances have been made in fusion science, and a point has been reached when we need to decide if the United States is ready to begin a burning plasma experiment. A burning plasma "in which at least 50 percent of the energy to drive the fusion reaction is generated internally "is an essential step to reach the goal of fusion power generation. The Burning Plasma Assessment Committee was formed to provide advice on this decision. The committee concluded that there is high confidence in the readiness to proceed with the burning plasma step. The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), with the United States as a significant partner, was the best choice. Once a commitment to ITER is made, fulfilling it should become the highest priority of the U.S. fusion research program. A funding trajectory is required that both captures the benefits of joining ITER and retains a strong scientific focus on the long-range goals of the program. Addition of the ITER project will require that the content, scope, and level of U.S. fusion activity be defined by program balancing through a priority-setting process initiated by the Office of Fusion Energy Science. 606 $aControlled fusion$xResearch 606 $aNuclear fusion$xResearch 615 0$aControlled fusion$xResearch. 615 0$aNuclear fusion$xResearch. 676 $a539.7/64/072073 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910957497703321 996 $aBurning plasma$94364049 997 $aUNINA