Inertial Fusion Programs

The National Ignition Facility: Status and Plans for the Experimental Program E. Moses The Role of Enabling Technology Research in a Science-Based Fusion Energy Research Program C. Baker Strategy on IFE Power Plant Development in Japan S. Nakai Development Path for Z-Pinch IFE* C. Olson Inertial Fusion Energy Experiments on the National Ignition Facility M. Tobin

Target Design and Target Physics

Target Fabrication and Compressor Requirements for Fast Ignition M. Herrmann Some problems related to heating the compressed fuel through the cone M. Shmatov Beam Final Transport and Direct-Drive Pellet Implosion in Heavy Ion Fusion S. Kawata Analysis of Core Plasma Heating by Relativistic Electrons in Fast Ignition T. Johzaki On Stimulated Electron-Acoustic Wave Scattering in Laser Driven Fusion Targets M. Skoric Effect of Porous Lining on the Reduction of Growth Rate of Rayleigh-Taylor-Instability in IFE Target N. Rudraiah Target Physics Issues for Z-Pinch-Driven Inertial Fusion Energy T. Mehlhorn

Poster Session

Inertial Fusion Energy Effects Simulator M. Rauch Cost Modeling for Fabrication of IFE Targets W. Rickman Filling and layering research of Inertial Fusion Targets in the LANL Cryogenic Pressure Loader P. Ebey Annular Vortex Construction for IFE Beam Line Protection S. Pemberton Wake Shields for Protection of IFE Targets During Injection E. Valmianski Experimental Target Injection and Tracking System R. Petzoldt The measures to provide survival of the direct drive targets in the reactor chamber M. Shmatov Palladium and Palladium Gold Alloys as High Z Coating for IFE Targets E. Stephens Layering of IFE Targets Using a Fluidized Bed N. Alexander Laser Imprint Problem and its Treatment M. Kalal Low Density Materials for use in Inertial Fusion Targets W. Steckle Thickness and Uniformity Measurements of Thin Sputtered Gold Layers on ICF Capsules A. Greenwood

Target Chambers

Experimental studies of high-speed liquid films on downward facing surfaces for thin liquid layer protection of the IFE reactor chamber first wall M. Yoda Ionized Flibe Vapor Condensation Rate on a Simulated Flibe Liquid Chamber: Experimental and Numerical Investigation Wall A. Ying Experimental Activities on IFE Chambers and Optics at UC San Diego M. Tillack Gas Transport and Density Control in the HYLIFE Heavy-Ion Beam Lines C. Debonnel ARIES-IFE Chamber Engineering Activities R. Raffray Development and Application of Pulsed Ion Source and X-ray for Peripheral Technology Database to Design Future Inertial Fusion Reactor K.Kasuya Calculations and Experiments of IFE Target Output and Chamber Response G. Moses Reactor Chamber and BOP Characteristics for Fast Ignition HIF Power Plant S. Medin Containing IFE Pulses In A Z-Pinch Driven Power Plant G. Rochau Transport Window and Longitudinal Compression Scheme for Beam Bunching in Final Stage of Heavy Ion Inertial Fusion T.Kikuchi Development of a Silicon Based Electron Beam Window For Use In a KrF Laser System C. Gentile Neutron Time-Dependent Responses in the Structural Wall of Inertial Fusion Reactors: Consequences in Radiation Damage J. Perlado Investigation of Secondary Processes by Interaction of Plasma Streams with Various Materials R. Khaydarov Modeling Chamber Transport for Heavy Ion Fusion W. Sharp Threat Assessment from Charged Particles to the SOMBRERO Target chamber Wall and Mitigation Scenarios D. Blackfield Rep-Rated X-Ray Ablation Experiments for Damage Studies of Inertial Fusion Energy and Inertial Confinement Fusion Components J. Latkowski Fluid Dynamic Aspects of the Porous Wetted Wall S.I. Abdel-Khalik

Target Fabrication

Progress in the Extension of Free-Standing Target Technologies onto IFE requirements E. Koresheva Development of High Aspect Ratio Glass Micro Balloons using Drop Tower Furnace and their Characterization R. Khardekar Development of Prototype Samples of a Possible IFE Foam Capsule Target D. Schroen Automated Fabrication of Polyamide Inertial Fusion Energy Capsules F. Powell Wall-Thickness Dependence of Cooling-Induced Deformation of Polystyrene Spherical Shells T. Endo Synthesis of High Z Low Density Foams for Heavy Ion Fusion Hohlraums J. Maxwell Studies of Solid DT in IFE Targets J.Hoffer

Target Injection and Tritium Handling

Tritium Inventory of IFE Target Fabrication Facilities A. Nobile Update for the drag force on an injected pellet and target fabrication for Inertial Fusion T. Norimatsu Flying Metal Pipe for Target Transport in IFE Reactor R. Tsuji Design of a Special Carrier for IFE Target Acceleration inside the Coil-&-Gas Gun G. Baranov

Accident Analysis & Safety Assessments

Safety and Environmental Aspects of Inertial Fusion Energy: An Overview of Recent Activities and Developments S.Reyes Elementary Tritium Contribution to the Doses by Ingestion and Re-Emission from Releases in Inertial Fusion Reactors: comparison of HT and HTO M.Velarde LMJ Dependability and Safety G. Thiell Management of Radioactive equipments in Laser Megajoule Facility P.Joyer Monte Carlo Uncertainty Analyses of Pulsed Activation in the NIF Gunite Shielding J.Sanz