Report of the Community
Planning Process (Phase I)
Scott BaalrudNate Ferraro
Lauren Garrison
Nathan Howard
Carolyn Kuranz
John Sarff
Earl Scime (emeritus)
Wayne Solomon

University of Iowa
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
University of Michigan
University of WisconsinWest Virginia University
General Atomics

Thank you!
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To the Community for the critical work you have all done providing
input into the process through Initiatives, Expert Groups, Workshop
participation, and for bearing with us as we travel the path together

2Overview of the Process

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Goals
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To produce strategic recommendations for each of four topical areas and four cross-cuttingareas, generated from community input●

Provide both near-term actionable recommendations and a long-term strategic outlook(strategic plan), highlighting opportunities for US leadership●

To the extent possible, to prioritize among these recommendations with community
consensus●

To deliver these recommendations to FESAC by March, 2020
The community has come together to deliver a successful outcome!

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What is consensus?
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Firstly: Essential everyone given an opportunity to be involved and their voice heard○ Respect others’ opinions and views○ Look for the positive aspects of ideas●

Consensus will involve compromise○ It is not: I get everything I want, but is: A plan I can live with○ It is not: A simple majority vote, but is: A widespread agreement amongst the community○ It is not: The loudest voice that wins, but is: The best ideas that triumph●

Every public voice of disunity erodes conﬁdence in our community and reduces support
from stakeholders

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We tried to ensure all voices were heard●

Announcements sent to DPP-CPP Google Group
as well as APS-DPP, GEC, USBPO, UFA, and ANS mailing lists●>100 expert group meetings, open to anyone interested●

5 focus groups●

15 webinars●

6 Town halls●

5 dedicated workshops
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Together, we stuck to the plan to make a plan!
Done!

Sample slides from 1st MFE/FM&T workshop

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Together, we stuck to the plan to make a plan!
Done!
Done!

Sample slides from 1st MFE/FM&T workshop

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Together, we stuck to the plan to make a plan!
Done!
Done!
Done!

Sample slides from 1st MFE/FM&T workshop

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Together, we stuck to the plan to make a plan!
Done!
Done!
Done!
Done!

Sample slides from Houston workshop
10Artwork by Jennifer Hamson LLE/University of Rochester, concept by Dr. David Schaffner, Bryn Mawr College

Committee organizational structure
Co-chairs

The Program Committee isorganized in subgroups to produce
recommendations in eight topicaland cross-cutting areas

Theory & Computation
Measurement &Diagnostics

Program Committee
Enabling Technology
Workforce Development

MFE

FusionMaterials& TechHEDP

GeneralPlasmaScience12

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Program Committee
Magnetic Fusion Energy

Fusion Materials and Technology

Ted Biewer, ORNLDan Brunner, CFS
Cami Collins, GA
Brian Grierson, PPPL
Walter Guttenfelder, PPPL
Chris Hegna, Wisconsin
Chris Holland, UCSD
Jerry Hughes, MIT
Aaro Jarvinen, LLNL
Richard Magee, TAE
Saskia Mordijck, William & Mary
Craig Petty, GA
Matt Reinke, ORNLUri Shumlak, Washington

John Caughman, ORNLDavid Donovan, UTK
Karl Hammond, MissouriPaul Humrickhouse, INL
Robert Kolasinski, Sandia
Ane Lasa, ORNL
Richard Nygren, Sandia
Wahyu Setyawan, PNNL
Steven Zinkle, UTK
George Tynan, UCSD

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Program Committee
High Energy Density Physics

General Plasma Science

Alex Areﬁev, UCSD
Todd Ditmire, UT Austin
Forrest Doss, LANL
Sean Finnegan, LANL
Arianna Gleason, Stanford/SLAC
Stephanie Hansen, SNLLouisa Pickworth, LLNL
Jorge Rocca, Colorado State
Derek Schaeffer, Princeton
Cliff Thomas, LLE/University of Rochester

Daniel Den Hartog, Wisconsin
Dan Dubin, UCSD
Hantao Ji, Princeton
Yevgeny Raitses, PPPLDavid Schaffner, Bryn Mawr
Steven Shannon, NC StateDan Sinars, SNLStephen Vincena, UCLA

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Program Committee was Integral to Success●

The program committee put in a tremendous amount of work to enable a successful outcome
in a short amount of time●

Weekly (or more) meetings of the program committees occured in the main topical areas●

Frequent Expert Group and Cross-cut Group meetings (~weekly)●

Periodic check-ins with David Newman and Don Rej●

Weekly meeting of all co-chairs○○○

Biweekly meetings with Facilitator
Almost daily meetings among MFE +FM&T co-chairs
Facilitator provided training sessions for the PC on how to moderate discussions

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Avenues for Community Input
Advocacy Groups●●

Self-organized groups of community
members (not led by Program
Committee)
Provide input to process by submitting
informational white papers or initiative
proposals

Expert Groups●

Groups of technical experts, led by
Program Committee members●

Open to participation from any and allinterested community member●

Provide community review of initiative
proposals

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HEDP & GPS Expert Groups
High Energy Density Plasmas

General Plasma Science

Hydrodynamics: HED Hydrodynamics, Magnetized HEDP,
Laboratory Astrophysics

Create Disruptive Technologies
Understand the Plasma Universe

High Intensity Laser Plasmas: Nonlinear Optics and Laser
Plasma Interactions, Relativistic HED and High Field Science,
Intense Beams and Particle Acceleration
HED Atomic Physics, Warm Dense Matter and Materials,
Nuclear Physics
Theory and Computational Modeling
IFE Driver and Reactor Technology and High Yield Target
Physics
Facilities and Diagnostics: Laser Facilities, Pulsed Power
Facilities, X-ray Light Sources, Radiation Sources

Advance the Foundational Frontier

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FST Expert Groups
Magnetic Fusion Energy

Fusion Materials and Technology

Boundary & Divertor Plasma Physics
Transport & Conﬁnement
Energetic Particles
Transients
Scenarios
Global Context and US Leadership

Fusion Materials
Blanket, Tritium, and Systems
Plasma Material Interaction & Plasma Facing Components
Magnets & Technology
Measurements & Diagnostics

Cross-Cutting Groups
Workforce, Diversity and Inclusion●●●●

FM&T: David Donovan(UT-Knoxville), Chair
GPS: David Schaffner (Bryn Mawr)
HEDP: Sean Finnegan (LANL)
MFE: Uri Shumlak (U Washington)

Theory & Computation●●●●

MFE: Chris Holland (UCSD), Chair
FM&T: Karl Hammond (U. Missouri)
GPS: Daniel Dubin (UCSD)
HEDP: Forrest Doss (LANL)

Measurement & Diagnostics●●●●

HEDP: Johan Frenje (MIT), Chair
FM&T: Rob Kolasinski (SNL)
GPS: Daniel Den Hartog (UW-Madison)
MFE: Ted Biewer (ORNL)

Enabling Technology●●●●

DPS: Steven Shannon (NC State), Chair
FM&T: Richard Nygren (SNL)
HEDP: Todd Ditmire (UT Austin)
MFE: Dan Brunner (CFS)Events During the CPP
FESAC

Sherwood Town Hall

Rockville, MD

Princeton, NJ

Mar

Apr

FM&T Webinars

May

HEDP Webinar

Jun

SOFE Town Hall

MFE/FM&T Workshop

Jacksonville, FL

Madison, WI

Jul

Aug

Sep

HEDP IFE Town Hall

DPS/NSF Facilities
Workshop

HEDP Workshop

College Park, MD

College Park, MD

Albuquerque, NM

MFE Webinar
TTF Town HallICOPS/NAS Meeting

Austin, TX

HEDP/NAS Meeting
Rochester, NY

Orlando, FL

DPS Workshop
Madison, WIEvents During the CPP (cont’d)
HEDP Workshop

APS Town Hall

Menlo Park, CA

Fort Lauderdale, FL

PC Writing
Retreat

Draft Report

Presentation to
FESAC

Feb

March

GEC Town Hall
College Station, TX
Oct

Nov

Dec

Jan

2020
AVS Town Hall
USBPO
Webinars

Columbus, OH

DPS Meeting
Webinar

MFE/FM&T Workshop
Knoxville, TN

Draft
Executive
Summary

Focus Groups
DPS Expert Group Meetings
Webinars

CPP-Houston
Houston, TX

Final ReportCommunity members

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Whitepapers
Initiatives
Expert Groupdiscussions
Discussions at
MadisonWorkshop
Discussions at
College Park
Workshop

Expert Groups

Strategic
Blocks andTentpoles

Community input andfeedback at every stage ofthe strategic plan
ProgramCommittee

Draft Plan

Community
members at
Knoxville, Menlo
Park, and webinars

Feedback

ProgramCommittee at
Chicago

RevisedPlan

Revised
Plan

Community input andfeedback at every stage ofthe strategic planCommunity
members at
HoustonFeedback

ProgramCommittee

RevisedPlan

Community
members
onlineFeedback

ProgramCommittee

Final PlanFESAC

Structure of Plan

The Plan is Organized into Three Main Parts
Executive Summary●

DPS: Discovery Plasma Science○●

FST: Fusion Science and Technology○○●

Primarily based on input from GPS and HEDP topical areas

Primarily based on input from MFE and FM&T topical areas
Includes IFE (from HEDP topical area)

CC: Cross-Cutting Opportunities○

Input sourced from all topical areas

Statement on DEI
Discovery Plasma
Science
Fusion Science andTechnology
Cross-Cutting
Opportunities
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FST and DPS Are Inextricably Linked and Synergistic●

FST and DPS are critical and complementary areas that must work together to achieve ambitious goals○○

FST research is driven by the mission for a low-cost fusion pilot plant
DPS research is broader, and addresses science beyond the FST goal●

We believe these areas have strong intellectual ties, a shared history, and can coexist harmoniously andconstructively within FES●

The order of the FST, DPS, and Cross-cut chapters is not meant to convey priority“We very much have a strong opinion that this is both a discovery science and an applied energy, and there’s noreason to say it’s either-or, and I mean that very strongly. … We want the community to realize that it is not azero-sum game between any of those topics” 1— Under Secretary of Energy for Science, Paul Dabbar
1Remarks to FESAC, reported in AIP Bulletin, Dec. 18, 201826

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Topical Areas Merged to Form a Coherent Plan●

MFE+FM&T merged
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GPS+HEDP merged
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These two topical areas had combined workshops at Madison and Knoxville with great success
At Knoxville Workshop, all sessions were completely combined
The report chapter on Fusion Science and Technology has complete integration of these topics
Address common science questions, distinguished by the tools used
Merger motivated by community feedback
Implemented after second round of workshops (HEDP Menlo Park, GPS town halls)

IFE merged into FST plan (FST-SO-H) together with alternative MFE conﬁguration research○○○

FST-SO-H developed after MFE/FM&T Workshop (Knoxville) & HEDP Workshop (Menlo Park)
Inertial Fusion Energy was a high priority HEDP areas at Menlo Park supported by community letter
New recommendations on alternative MFE conﬁguration research supported by community letter

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Cross-Cutting Opportunities●

The Cross-Cutting Opportunities section
has recommendations in four categories

Cross-Cutting Opportunities
Theory and Computation●

This section represents opportunities thatwill beneﬁt all areas of plasma science

Measurement and Diagnostics
Enabling Technology
Workforce, Diversity, and Inclusion

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Science Drivers●

DPS and FST have each identiﬁed major Science Drivers that motivate researchDiscovery Plasma Science

Fusion Science and Technology

Explore the Frontiers of Plasma Science

Control, Sustain, and Predict Burning Plasmas

Understand the Plasma Universe

Handle Reactor Relevant Conditions

Create Transformative Technologies

Harness Fusion Power

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Objectives and Recommendations●

DPS and FST are further organized into Objectives and Recommendations○○●

Objectives represent goals
Recommendations represent steps to achieve an Objective

Program Recommendations are broader recommendations that fall outside of speciﬁc objectives or areinterconnected to many objectives

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Executive Summary
Statement on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Discovery Plasma Science

Fusion Science and Technology

DPS Vision, Mission, & Criteria

FST Vision, Mission, & Values

Cross-Cutting Opportunities
Theory & Computation●

DPS-Wide Program Recs.
DPS1: Frontiers of Plasma Sci.
Program Recs.

Objectives●
Recs.

DPS2: Plasma Universe
Program Recs.

Objectives●
Recs.

DPS3: Transformative Tech.
Program Recs.

SD1: Burning
PlasmaObjectives●
Recs.

Objective●
Recs.
Objective●
Recs.

SD2: Handle
ReactorConditions

SD3: Harness
Fusion Power

Measurement & Diagnostics●

Recommendations

Enabling Technology●

Program Rec●
Recs.

Recommendations

Recommendations

Workforce, Diversity, Inclusion●

Recommendations

Program Rec
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Recs.
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Main Findings andRecommendations: FST

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Community Embraces a Mission-Driven Program
Vision Statement
Our vision is for fusion energy to be a major source of safe, economical, and environmentally
sustainable energy in time to address critical energy and security needs of the U.S. and the world.
Mission Statement
Establish the basis for the commercialization of fusion energy in the U.S. by developing theinnovative science and technology needed to accelerate the construction of a fusion pilot plant at
low capital cost.
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Echoes key recommendation of National Academies report●Will beneﬁt from FES partnering with private industry and other ofﬁces

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Fusion Pilot Plant (FPP)●

Goal is to demonstrate technical feasibility while also projecting to commercial viability●

Three deliverables were considered to deﬁne an FPP
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Produce net electricity from fusion
Establish the capability of high average power output
Demonstrate the safe production and handling of the tritium, as well as the feasibility of a closed fuelcycle

Tokamak is the leading concept. However, optimized stellarators, inertial fusion, and otheralternate concepts could ultimately lead to an attractive FPP.

FST Covers the Full Breadth of the Program Required for an FPP(PR-C) Growing partnership with private industry(PR-A) Multidisciplinary FPP design studies

Science Drivers

Control, sustain, and predict burning plasma(SO-D) Tokamak physics basis(SO-E) Stellarator physics basis(SO-F) Magnet, heating, and current drive science & technology(SO-H) IFE & alternative confinement approaches

Handle reactor relevant conditions(SO-A) PFC and PMI science & technology(SO-B) Structural and functional materials science & technology

Harness fusion power(SO-C) Blanket science & tech. and Tritium Processing(SO-G) Licensing, RAMI, balance of plant(PR-B) Participation in ITER
(PR-D) Integrated Modeling(PR-E) Diagnostic Development

Design andconstruction offusion pilot plantat lowest
possible capitalcost

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Burning Plasmas●

ITER is the best opportunity to participate in burning plasma experiment at the scale of a reactor.
The U.S. should remain a full participant.

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Existing facilities (DIII-D, NSTX-U, international collaborations), and theory and modeling, areimportant to help us prepare for and extrapolate to burning physics regimes.

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Private ventures may also provide opportunities to access burning plasmas. We should support
these endeavors and leverage these opportunities.

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A new tokamak facility (NTUF) is needed that is capable of handling power exhaust at conditions
typical of an FPP while simultaneously demonstrating the necessary plasma performance.
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Conceptual design should be started immediately and operations should begin in 2020s

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Fusion Materials●

Need to rapidly expand research in fusion materials and technology○●

Required for nearly any plausible pilot plant design, and likely set the timescale on which any FPP
could be successful

Immediately begin design and construction of a Fusion Prototypic Neutron Source (FPNS)○

Generate world-leading data on the degradation of materials when exposed to neutrons from fusion●

Expand program for the development of structural and functional materials for fusion●

Targeted investments should be made in fusion blanket and plasma facing component (PFC)
programs

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Embrace Innovation●

Research should focus on developing solutions to well-known challenges in fusion energy
development by emphasizing exploration and utilization of new, potentially transformative
science and technologies.
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There should be multi-institutional, multi-disciplinary FPP design studies. This will help
identify cost drivers and inform research priorities accordingly.
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There are many examples in the report of areas where a relatively small investment could yieldsigniﬁcant or transformational progress.

We need additional innovation to achieve a commercially viable design. Program needs to be ﬂexible
and shouldn’t lock in a design at this point.

Program must closely partner with private industry to drive innovative technologies for acommercially competitive product.

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How We Did Prioritization●

Discussion of prioritization began during the CPP Knoxville workshop and at CPP-Houston theattendees applied Prioritization Assessment Criteria (PACs) to the FST program.

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PACs, were derived from the 2017 Austin workshop values, discussed at CPP Knoxville, finalized by the
MFE+FM&T PC, presented and discussed at CPP Houston, and ranked in their importance by the
Houston attendees

1. Importance to FPP Mission
2. Urgency
3. Impact of Investment
4. Using Innovation to Lower Cost
5. U.S. Leadership and Uniqueness
See Appendix A for the definition of PACs presented at Houston and results of this prioritization

Main Findings andRecommendations: DPS

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DPS is motivated by a common vision and mission
Vision Statement
Realize the potential of plasma science to deepen our understanding of nature and to provide the scientiﬁcunderpinning for plasma-based technologies that beneﬁt society.
Mission Statement
Develop fundamental understanding of the unique dynamical behaviors of plasmas, demonstrate that our
understanding is true, and identify opportunities where the unique properties of plasmas can be used to engineer
technologies that support a growing and sustainable economy.

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Criteria
Development of the recommendations were guided by the rank-ordered criteria:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Establish US leadership in plasma science through world class facilities and reproducible
theory, computation and measurements
Create transformational applications of plasmas to beneﬁt society
Maintain breadth of the research program to beneﬁt from innovation and high risk discovery
Engage the entire community of stakeholders, including national laboratories, universities,
and industry
Capitalize on the potential of interdisciplinary applications of plasma research

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Structure of the DPS chapter
DPS-Wide Programmatic Recommendations
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Build
SupportCollaborate

DPS1: Explore the Frontiers of Plasma Science○○

Speciﬁc programmatic recommendation(s)Science Objectives■
Recommendations (topical)

DPS2: Understand the Plasma Universe○○

Speciﬁc programmatic recommendation(s)Science Objectives■
Recommendations (topical)

DPS3: Create Transformative Technologies○○

Speciﬁc programmatic recommendation(s)Science Objectives■
Recommendations (topical)

DPS1

DPS2

DPS3

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Build
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Invest in new facilities
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Upgrade current facilities
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GPS facility to investigate the solar wind in the lab
Multi-PW laser, increased repetition rate
Broad range of scales

Upgrade LaserNetUS facilities
Couple long pulse multi-kJ and multi-PW lasers with an XFEL
Upgrade current GPS facilities

Co-locate facilities○○

Sources with diagnostics
Facilities to create unique states of plasma■
Ex: Multi-PW laser and dense multi-GeV electron beam to investigate quantum plasmas

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Support●Steady funding of plasma science○○●

Fundamental data needs○○●

Stabilize year-to-year variability
Reverse the ﬂat/downward trend in funding

Cross sections, AMO data
Open access databases

Create Science Centers○○

To address time-critical science problems
Flexible, frequent, allow junior faculty to join

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Collaborate●

Expand Networks
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Expand support for LaserNetUS
Establish ZNetUS
Establish MagNetUSA
Continue support for LTP collaborative research centers
Establish a diagnostic support network
Establish a network to foster an open source
programming ecosystem

Expand Partnerships○○

Support existing partnerships: FES/NSF, FES/NNSA
Establish new partnerships: FES/NASA, FES/NIH,
FES/BES, FES/USDA, etc

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DPS-1: Explore the Frontiers of Plasma Science●

Objectives
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DPS-A: Understand how intense light couples its energy to matter
DPS-B: Explore how magnetic ﬁelds control transport and inﬂuence self-organization in plasmas
across scales
DPS-C: Advance understanding of plasmas far from equilibrium and at interfaces
DPS-D: Advance understanding of strong coupling and quantum effects in plasmas
DPS-E: Create and explore antimatter plasmas

Prioritize support for single PI research○○○

Many frontier science questions can be addressed by small-group or single PI research
Allows curiosity-driven research that is less subject to programmatic constraints
Increases the role of plasma at universities, grows the ﬁeld, increases its visibility

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DPS-2: Understand the Plasma Universe●

Objectives○○○

DPS-F: Understand plasma interactions between the Sun, Earth, and other objects in the solar system
DPS-G: Understand the origin and effects of magnetic ﬁelds across the universe from star and planet
formation to cosmology
DPS-H: Understand the causes and consequences of the most energetic, extreme, and explosive
phenomena found in the cosmos●

Implementation of programmatic recommendations●○ Build (solar-wind relevant facility, and facilities at a broad range of scales)○ Support (MagNetUSA, science centers○ Collaborate (DOE/NASA partnership)
Support theory, modeling and data analysis to connect laboratory data to space data

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DPS-3: Create Transformative Technologies●

Objectives
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Increase support for single-PI-scale research projects○○●

DPS-I: Develop plasma-based technologies that contribute to a stable national energy
infrastructure
DPS-J: Develop plasma-based technologies that enable advanced manufacturing
DPS-K: Develop plasma-based technologies that improve the physical well being of society
DPS-L: Develop plasma-based technologies that provide secondary sources and other new
capabilities, to beneﬁt fundamental science, industry, and societal needs

Allows fast-paced development from concept to engineering devices
Much of this research does not require large-scale facilities or teams

Foster public-private partnerships○

To accelerate technology transfer

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Each science objective makes topical recommendations
Example:DPS-2: Understand the Plasma Universe●

DPS-G: Understand the origin and effects of magnetic ﬁelds across the universe from starand planet formation to cosmology○○

Expert Groups: HEDP and GPS
Recommendations■
Support further understanding of the origin of the planetary magnetic ﬁelds, stellar dynamos,
and the origin of magnetic ﬁelds on galactic and cosmological scales■
Support studies of magnetic ﬁeld effects during formation of stars and planets (including
exoplanets) in accretion disks and stellar jets■
Support further studies of atomic and molecular spectroscopy in astrophysical environments

Main Findings andRecommendations: Cross-cutsHigh level goals for the CPP cross cutting activity●●●

Identify scientiﬁc and technological opportunities that are overlapping of
the four topical areas (FM&T, GPS, HEDP, MFE)
Identify organizational or strategic frameworks that advance or leveragecommon areas of interest or need among the topical areas for the
purpose of advancing fusion and plasma science broadly
Identify research methods and tools in neighboring disciplines outside offusion and plasma science that would advance science and technology
broadly through coordinated research activities

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Example cross-cutting recommendations: TC & MD
Theory and Computation●

Harness innovations in advanced scientiﬁc computing tools and increase capacity
computing to improve fundamental understanding and predictive modelingcapabilities.

Measurements and Diagnostics●

Pursue innovations in diagnostic development that advance our understanding ofbasic plasma science, improve our ability to control fusion plasmas, and enhancesurvivability in extreme environments.

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Example cross-cutting recommendations: ET & WF
Enabling Technology●

Support public-private partnerships across the full breadth of fusion and plasma
science.

Workforce, Diversity and Inclusion●

Embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion, and develop the multidisciplinary
workforce required to solve the challenges in fusion and plasma science.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

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Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Statement“The Discovery Plasma and Fusion Science and Technology community recognizes
that having a healthy climate of diversity, equity and inclusion is critical to solve thechallenges we face in our field. We acknowledge, as a community, that our current(and historically) unhealthy climate is a serious problem and we commit to taking
immediate action to achieve equitable, diverse, and inclusive outcomes ...”●The Workforce, Diversity, and Inclusion cross-cutting section provides greater
detail and makes recommendations to improve DEI in fusion and plasma scienceSummary

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Remaining Questions●

The issue of cost was never addressed. We only considered beneﬁts.

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No prioritization was attempted between FST and DPS.

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Program balance between HEDLP and GPS was not considered.

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Within FST, tension between urgency and commercial viability was never resolved.
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The community wants to move forward urgently, but doesn’t want to lock in an FPP concept yet.
We echoed the National Academies’ call for an FPP at low capital cost, as a proxy for commercial
viability. However, this is not deﬁned. How do we know when we are ready to build?

Summary●

There is community consensus to pursue all recommendations in the report in the long-range
strategic plan, in a blue-sky scenario●

FST: focus on science and technology that leads to the construction of a Fusion Pilot Plant●

DPS: realize the potential of plasma science to deepen our understanding of nature andprovide the scientiﬁc underpinning for plasma-based technologies that beneﬁt society●

Report contains many recommendations that can be enacted in the near term, by FES and withpartners, and focuses on activities within a 10 year horizon●

This process brought the community together. We recognize that achieving ambitious goals
will require united action across many disciplines.

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Community planning should be repeated every 5–7 years to adjust plan as necessary and tomaintain community involvement.

Thank You!
Good Luck, Subcommittee!!

Artwork by Jennifer Hamson LLE/University of Rochester, concept by Dr. Jeffrey Levesque, Columbia University.