FESAC starts HEDLP/IFES Study

摘要

After a 3-month delay, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee (FESAC) has begun a study to "identify the compelling scientific opportunities" and "the scientific issues" in the fields of High Energy Density Laboratory Plasmas (HEDLP) and Inertial Fusion Energy Sciences (IFES) in response to a March 6 joint charge letter from DOE Under Secretary for Science Raymond Orbach and DOE Under Secretary for Nuclear Security Thomas D'Agostino. The charge letter asks FESAC for a response by October 2008 but, due to the delay in getting started, it is expected that the report may be delayed by several months (possibly to December).