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Slide1
A Fusion Power Plant
t
o
be
built
in the United StatesSlide2
Why Fusion
Energy
from the Public Perspective
Climate
change
Massive
evoltion
of
electricity
demand
demographics
applications
Who
is
our
enemy
?
Who
will
pay
?Slide3
Proving Fusion Works
A
small-scale
tokamak-
based
Power Plant (SSTPP)Slide4
SWISS-AMERICAN
FUSION ENERGY CORPORATION
- SAFEC -Slide5
SAFECSlide6
SAFE
CLEAN
ECOLOGICECONOMIC
SAFECSlide7
GOALS
Determine
economics
Determine
staffing
needs
and
organizationSlide8
GOALS
Determine
economics
Determine
staffing
needs
and
organization
Determine
materials
lifetimes
and maintenance
Determine
limiting
factors
or
bottlenecks
Run
long pulses (
hours
to
weeks
)Slide9
GOALS
Demonstrate
net electricity
generation
Demonstrate
adequate
plasma
heating
and control of
distortions
Demonstrate
structural
integrity
Demonstrate
safe
tritium
breeding
and handling
Demonstrate
superconducting
magnetics
Demonstrate
divertor
performance
Demonstrate
feed
and
ash
removalSlide10
DESIRED LOCATION
Near or on an
established fission power plant
Near an
academic
center
Near an
urban
cultural center
Has
established
nuclear
handling
capabilities
Has
experienced
laboratory
and
technical
competencies
Has
access
to
supercomputer
facilities
Has
adequate
road
access
and
sufficient
landSlide11
Funding
No
cost to site owner
(
indeed
the reverse)
No DOE or
other
national
government
funding
No
conventional
venture capital
No
corporate
investors
Wealthy
Philanthopy
has not
workedSlide12
Funding
No
cost to site owner
(
indeed
the reverse)
No DOE or
other
national
government
funding
No
conventional
venture capital
No
corporate
investors
Wealthy
Philanthopy
has not
worked
Equity
Crowd
Sourcing
+
Low-level
PhilanthropySlide13
Funding
Mechanics
Fusion Advocates
+ DH&P SAFEC
Both
Swiss-based
entities
American and
Swiss
management and technologies
Large
number
of US
technology
leaders
anticipated
Possible
Swiss
or US site for initial
facilitySlide14
Funding
Mechanics
Fusion Advocates
+ DH&P SAFEC
FA
promotes
fusion to the
general
and
lay
public
FA
collects
donations for fusion promotion
expenses
FA
is
the public face of SAFECSlide15
Funding
Mechanics
Fusion Advocates
+ DH&P SAFEC
DH&P
sells
shares
in SAFEC
Company
has
database
of over 3.5 million high-
risk
investors
Legal
experience
in international
company
formation
Experienced
in
helping manage international startupsSlide16
Sources of Personnel
US National
Laboratories
US Fusion-
oriented
universities
US
Based
fusion-
oriented
companies
European
institutions and
universities
Word-of-
mouth
Worldwide
advertisingSlide17
Timing
Initial Planning Sessions
3 x 4 days
over first
two
months
Purposes
- basic machine design (size,
many
other
parameters
)
-
scheduling
,
including
CPM/PERT
- personnel
requirements
,
with
timings- identification of potential
general
contractors
and component
suppliers
to
be
contacted
-
financial
planning
- administrative planningSlide18
Staffing and
Employment
Administrative – full-time
employees
Construction
workers
– full time;
some
probably
sub-contracted
Technicians
–
mostly
half
-time
employees
Scientists
and
Engineers
–
initially
half-time employees
(
some
full-time,
partly
off-site)
Department
heads
–
initially
as consultants
paid
on a
daily
basisSlide19
Ideal Sites
Exist
In
Switzerland
Owned
by
u
niversity
Meets
all of the
criteria
listed
above
Affiliation
with
Swiss
universities
means
access to:Erasmus and
other
EU initiatives and fusion
centers
TCV, CRPP and
other
science and
technology
centers
various
academic
departments
–
Nuclear
engineering
Electrical
engineering
Materials
sciences
Architecture
Numerous
technical
and IGO
libraries
Alumni
networks
StudentsSlide20
Ideal Sites
Exist
In the United States
Bates
Laboratory
-
Owned
by MIT
Meets
all of the
criteria
listed
above
Affiliation
with
MIT
means
access
to:
PSFC,
Alcator
experience, LNSvarious
academic
departments
–
Nuclear
engineering
Electrical
engineering
Materials
sciences
Architecture
Sloan
school
of
Industrial
Management
Hayden and
other
Libraries
Alumni
network
Students