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Schedule for development FY09-13 NSTX 5 Year Plan

• April 2007 Draft plan for key approaches in support of opportunities

• April 2007 Develop and review outline for the draft plan• April 2007 Team meeting to review approaches and opportunities We are at end of June We are at end of June we only have 1 we only have 1 workingworking month to complete draft plan month to complete draft plan

(EPS, Results Review, you might want to take some vacation in August…)

• July 2007 Initial draft plan ready• August 2007 Team discussion of the initial draft plan• Mid-Sept, 2007 Tokamak Planning Workshop at MIT• Oct. – Dec. 2007 Improve the draft plan

• January 2008 NSTX PAC reviews the draft plan• February 2008 Final draft plan ready for review by the team• April 1, 2008 Final plan (document) ready• 3 wks before review Draft presentation material ready• 2 wks before review Dry run of the presentation• 1 wk before review Final presentation material ready• ~ May 2008 (TBD) New 5 Year Plan Review meeting

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Proposed Five Year Plan Write-up Responsibilitiesdo we want to change anything? (last chance…)

*Start-up is included in T&T and Integration

Do we discuss NHTX at workshop or in 5 year plan text?

Lead Inputs

Chapter 1 Overview/Introduction M. Ono J. Menard, S. Kaye, M. Bell, M. Peng

Chapter 2 MHD S. Sabbagh J. Menard, D. Gates, J. Manickam

Chapter 3 T&T S. Kaye M. Bell, K. Tritz, T.S. Hahm

Chapter 4 Waves & Particles G. Taylor J. Hosea, C.K. Phillips, N. Gorelenkov, E. Fredrickson

Chapter 5 Boundary R. Maingi H. Kugel, V. Soukhanovskii, R. Majeski, R. Kaita, C. Skinner,

D. Stotler

Chapter 6 Integration J. Menard C. Kessel, S. Kaye, D. Gates, R. Raman

Chapter 7 ST Development Path-CTF M. Peng C. Neumeyer, J. Menard, S. Kaye

Chapter 8 Facility/Diagnostics/Control M. Bell M. Ono, R. Kaita, C. Neumeyer, B. Stratton, D. Gates

Appendix NSTX Collaboration Plan M. Peng Collaboration Leaders

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Draft agenda for NSTX, C-mod, and DIII-D National Tokamak Planning Workshop at MIT, September 17-19, 2007

Monday – September 17

• 10am OFES Perspective

• Overview of Facility Plans (30min presentation, 5min Q&A)

• 10:15 am C-Mod 5- year Plan Overview• 10:50 am DIII-D 5 year Plan Overview• 11:25 am NSTX 5-year Plan Overview• 12:00 pm Lunch

Topical Area Coordination Discussions:

• Integrated Scenario Research• 1:15 pm Facility plans (DIII-D, C-mod, NSTX)• 2:15 pm Summary of preliminary coordination

activities• 2:30 pm Discussion: Integrated Scenario Plans• 4:30 pm Break

• Research on Waves and Energetic Particles• 4:45 pm Facility plans (DIII-D, C-mod, NSTX)• 5:45 pm Summary of preliminary coordination

activities• 6:00 pm Discussion: Research Plans for Waves & EP• 7:45 pm Adjourn

Tuesday – September 18• Macroscopic Plasma Physics Research• 9:30 am Facility plans (DIII-D, C-mod, NSTX)• 10:30 am Summary of preliminary coordination activities• 10:45 am Discussion: Macro Research Plans• (break included)• 12:15 pm Lunch

• Multi-scale Transport Physics Research• 1:15 pm Facility plans (DIII-D, C-mod, NSTX)• 2:15 pm Summary of preliminary coordination activities• 2:30 pm Discussion: Transport Research Plans• 4:15 pm Break

• Research on Plasma Boundary Interfaces• 4:30 pm Facility plans (DIII-D, C-mod, NSTX)• 5:30 pm Summary of preliminary coordination activities• 5:45 pm Discussion: Boundary Research Plans• 7:30 pm Adjourn

Wednesday – September 19• Summary Reports of Coordination Discussions• 9:30 am Plasma Boundary Interfaces• 9:50 am Waves and Energetic Particles• 10:10 am Integrated Scenario Research• 10:30 am Break• 10:45 am Macroscopic Plasma Physics Research• 11:05 am Multi-scale Transport Physics Research• 11:25 am Adjourn

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Preparation for workshop will be more efficient if we:

• Agree early (today?) on overall format and perspectives to carry forward into workshop and chapters

• Understand and incorporate any needed coordination and planning with DIII-D and C-MOD prior to the Sept. meeting

• Have good outlines and most of the chapter text ready

• Incorporate information from the results review

• Other? To be discussed…

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Agenda: Discuss how to frame/coordinate NSTX research plans The purpose of this meeting is not to discuss physics details.

• Obtain guidance and discuss how to best prepare and present the NSTX 5-year plan during the workshop– Masa, Rich, Rob describe process thus far, and their perspectives

• Discuss possible needed coordination and planning with DIII-D and C-MOD prior to the September meeting.– Discuss possible role of BPO in this process – do we want this?

• Get brief update from lead authors on progress on writing chapters and preparation for workshop. – Get schedule of availability for writing from authors

• Any problems with getting drafts completed by early-mid August?

– Authors should think about this before meeting

• Discuss near-term timeline and outlines for completing work for workshop and 5-year plan text

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Perspectives to include in plan chapters

• Importance of research to general toroidal plasma science• Importance to burning plasma research = ITER

– How ST research complements higher-A research

• Importance to ST-development = ST-CTF and NHTX– Startup and ramp-up, fully non-inductive steady-state, etc.

• Expect more emphasis on boundary physics in next 5 years– Important in its own right + NHTX relevance

• Make links to new diagnostic requirements/availability• Emphasize implications of new facility capabilities:

– Off-midplane RMP/RWM coils – ELM control, 3D edge, improved RWM control

– Liquid lithium divertor – lower density, higher E, diagnostics, etc.

– Sub-cooled TF and OH – Goal: 5.5kG, 1MA discharges for 2.5s

– 200-400kW ECH/EBW – more power (up to 1MW) if results are favorable

– Second NBI box with larger RTAN injection (CD, TAE, diagnostics, etc)

– Advanced fueling (pellets, CT injection)

– Higher CHI voltage, plasma guns

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Some general guidelines for chapter writing

• Topical chapters of previous 5-yr plan were 30-35 pages– Aim for similar length for this 5 year plan

• See last plan for format/structure – but can we do better?

• Outline of topical chapters:– Overview of chapter – approx 1 page– Summarize recent results and new understanding, highlight diagnostics

• Focus on how results motivate new research in FY09-13 plan

– State plans for each subtopic of your topical area – 1-2 pages• Overall goal of subtopic research plan in 1 sentence• Breakdown plan for subtopic in 1-2 year increments – physics,

measurements, new capabilities, deliverables

– Summary – 1 bullet/sentence for each subtopic – Graphical timeline of research plan – physics on top, tools on bottom

• Develop 8-12pg detailed outline of your chapter Develop 8-12pg detailed outline of your chapter by July 11by July 11