NCSX Construction Feasibility Review
October 31– November 1, 2007

Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
Room LSB 318


DOE Charge Letter
Review Committee / Attendees
Background Materials
PPPL Travel Information
Thursday Agenda

AGENDA

Wednesday, October 31, 2007, LSB 318

8:00 a.m. Executive Session / Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Princeton University Welcome   R. Goldston  (PDF)

8:35 a.m. NCSX Introduction   J.L. Anderson  PPT

8:45 a.m. NCSX Physics Mission and Key Requirements   H. Neilson  PPT  PDF

9:15 a.m. NCSX System Requirements and Design Status   P. Heitzenroeder  PPT  PDF

10:30 a.m. COFFEE BREAK

11:00 a.m. Tour of NCSX Manufacturing Facility

12:00 p.m. Lunch

12:30 p.m. Field Period Assembly Plans   M. Viola  PPT

1:10 p.m. Final Machine Assembly Plans   E. Perry   PPT

1:40 p.m. Trim Coils for Field Error Compensation   A. Brooks   PPT  

2:10 p.m. Summary   J.L. Anderson   PPT

2:15 p.m. COFFEE BREAK   

2:30 p.m. Committee Executive Session   

4:30 p.m. Committee Questions for NCSX Team   

6:00 p.m. Adjourn

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Thursday, November 1, 2007, LSB 318

8:00 a.m. Executive Session / Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. Committee Questions for NCSX Team   

9:30 a.m. Committee Executive Session   

12:00 p.m. Lunch   

12:45 p.m. Closeout Briefing   

1:30 p.m. Adjourn

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Attendees:

Review Committee:
Ralph Brown, Brookhaven National Laboratory (chair)
Simon Anderson, Univ. of Wisconsin
George Biallas, Thomas Jefferson National Laboratory
Frank Karl, Brookhaven National Laboratory
Peter Titus, MIT
Lutz Wegener, IPP-Greifswald

DOE Observers:
Jeff Makiel, DOE-PSO, DOE, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences
Barry Sullivan, DOE, Office of Fusion Energy Sciences

NCSX Team:
J.L. Anderson, PPPL
A. Brooks, PPPL
M. Cole, ORNL
L. Dudek, PPPL
R. Ellis, PPPL
R. Goldston, PPPL
R. Hawryluk, PPPL
P. Heitzenroeder, PPPL
J. Lyon, ORNL
H. Neilson, PPPL
E. Perry, PPPL
S. Raftopoulos, PPPL
S. Smith, Princeton University
M. Viola, PPPL
M. Zarnstorff, PPPL


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Background Materials

Preparations for NCSX Research
Physics mission, design, and research program
G.H. Neilson (SOFE June 2007) PDF 1.5 MB

Progress in NCSX Construction
Construction status presentation
W. Reiersen (SOFE June 2007) PDF 9.6 MB

Stellarator Core Design Overview
Comprehensive description of the design
B. Nelson (FDR May 2004) PDF 33.3 MB

Modular Coil Design, Analysis and Product Specifications
Details of the modular coil system design
D. Williamson (FDR May 2004) PDF 37.6 MB

Stellarator Core Design
Design update
B. Nelson (SC Project Review August 2007) PDF 4.7 MB

Development and Testing of MC Interface
Details of the modular coil interface design
P. Heitzenroeder (SC Project Review August 2007) PDF 2 MB

Field Period Assembly
Status and Remaining Work in Field Period Assembly
M. Viola (SC Project Review August 2007) PDF 2.2 MB

General Requirements Document (GRD)   (July 2007) PDF 409 K

Modular Coil System Requirements Document (B-Spec) (November 2005) PDF 483 K

Overview of the Modular Coil Fabrication PDF 3.6 MB

Modular Coil Analysis Report (November 2006) PDF 1.2 MB

Assembly Sequence Plan  T. Brown (October 2007) Excel 11.1 MB

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