Project X Energy Station Workshop

29 Jan 2013, 08:00 → 30 Jan 2013, 17:30 US/Central

David Asner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Patrick Hurh (Fermilab)

This Workshop has concluded. Please see the timetable (detailed view) for talks and the Final Workshop Report included below in "Materials".

The Project X Energy Station Workshop objective is to identify and explore the nuclear energy relevant research and development that would be possible in a Nuclear Energy Station associated with the Project X Linac and identify the design requirements for conducting the research. The U. S. Nuclear Energy mission will always require the use of test reactors but one of the hypotheses is whether a Nuclear Energy Station associated with Project X could accelerate and enhance the ability to test and evaluate early research concepts. This workshop will identify the synergy and benefit that the Project X Linac could bring to the nuclear energy community. The workshop will also cover topics related to design requirements, challenges and trade-offs associated with optimizing a high-power continuous wave linear accelerator target station for nuclear energy research.
To achieve these objectives, the workshop will be organized into two working groups – one will focus on an Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements and the second one focused on Science and Technology Applications.
Conveners:
WG 1 (Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements) -Patrick Hurh (FNAL) -Bernie Riemer (ORNL) -Mikey BradyRapp (PNNL)
WG 2 (Science and Technology Applications) -David Senor (PNNL) -Eric Pitcher (LANL) -Yousry Gohar (ANL)

Keynote Speakers:
-Dr. Monica Regalbuto/Dr. Frank Goldner (DOE NE) – DOE NE R&D Challenges and Roadmap for Addressing
-Dr. Stuart Henderson (FNAL) – Role of Accelerators
-Dr. Todd Allen (INL) – Future Needs for Irradiation Testing

Final Workshop Report Project_X_Workshop_Report-032113_Final_Draft.pdf

Project X Beam Parameters Project X Beam Parameters

Project X Energy Station White Paper (PNNL Report 21134) This Project X Energy Station White Paper (PNNL Report 21134) is almost a year old and many items within it are somewhat dated. It describes our early understanding of Project X, an outline of an Energy Station design, Programs beyond SC-HEP (with an emphasis on materials) that could benefit from this experimental facility, and a summary of some of the relevant PNNL capability. It was also produced for a different target audience and a different purpose - to introduce PNNL to the Project X Management Team at FNAL. Even with these caveats the White Paper is a good background resource for the Workshop.

Project X Energy Station Workshop Agenda - Revised: January 25, 2013 Project X Energy Station Workshop Agenda - Revised: January 25, 2013

Project X Energy Station Workshop Charge New_Energy_Station_Workshop_Charge_Letter_Dec_18_2012.pdf

Tuesday, 29 January

Welcome - Keynote Speakers

1 Welcome

Speakers: Pier Oddone (Fermilab), Stephen Holmes (Fermilab), Young-Kee Kim (Fermilab)

Slides Energy_Station_Workshop_SDH.pptx

2 DOE NE R&D Challenges and Roadmap for Addressing

Speaker: Frank Goldner (DOE NE)

Slides 01-29-2013_Regalbuto_Project_X_Kenote_Presentation_(2).pdf

3 Role of Accelerators

Speaker: Dr Stuart Henderson (Fermilab)

Slides Henderson_PXES_Final.pptx

10:15 Workshop Photo (Atrium) Coffee Break

Workshop photo and coffee break

Keynote Speakers (cont.)

4 Future Needs for Irradiation Testing

Speaker: Todd Allen

Slides Allen_Todd_FERMI_Lab_Project_X_Jan_2012_v2-1.pdf

Workshop Charge, Objectives and Goals

5 Workshop Charge, Objectives and Goals

Speaker: Dr David Asner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Slides PX-ES-Workshop-Intro-Charge.pdf

12:00 Lunch

Combined Session 1

Focus: Introducing the existing, planned and future opportunities for accelerator based nuclear materials science with an emphasis on the DOE Nuclear Energy research and development requirements. The intent is to begin exploring the concept of a Project X Energy Station to complement existing sources of proton and neutrons as well as a flexible test bed to test and evaluate early research concepts.

• Existing and planned accelerator based nuclear materials (fission/fusion) science programs and facilities
• Project X Scientific and Research Plans, Project Description, Beam Parameters, and Early Validation Testing
• DOE NE R&D Requirements

6 Accelerator based Nuclear Materials Science Programs and Facilities

Speaker: Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory)

Slides 2013_01_PXES_Pitcher.pptx

7 Project X Scientific Plans and Proton Beam Parameters

Speaker: Dr Robert Tschirhart (Fermilab)

Slides Research_Program_Update_at_Energy_Station_Workshop_January_2013.pdf Research_Program_Update_at_Energy_Station_Workshop_January_2013.ppt

8 Fusion Reactor Materials R&D Requirements

Speaker: Rick Kurtz

Slides PXW_Kurtz_290113_R4.pptx

9 Comparability of Proton and Neutron Irradiation

Speaker: George Jiao

Slides Project_X_Fermilab_talk_GSW_and_Jiao_UM_V1.ppt

15:00 Coffee Break

Combined Session 1 (Continued)

• Project X Energy Station Conceptual Design Options

10 Energy Station Concept

Speaker: Dr David Asner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Slides PXEnergyStation1242013-v2.pdf

Moderated Discussion and Charge to the Working Groups

11 Moderated Discussion and Charge to the Working Groups

Speaker: Dr David Asner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Working Group 1 - Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements

• Target Technology Review (Liquid and Solid Options) – Invited Talk
• Project X Energy Station Conceptual Design technology evaluation – Moderated Discussion

Conveners: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), Mikey Brady Raap (PNNL), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL)

12 Target Technology Options

Speakers: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), V Graves (ORNL)

Slides Riemer_Target-technology-review.pptx

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications

• Project X Energy Station Conceptual Applications for Materials Science – Moderated Discussion based on Combined Session 1 Invited Talks
• Synergistic Applications (e.g., Isotope Production R&D, Transmutation R&D, etc.) – Moderated Discussion

Conveners: Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Dr Yousry Gohar (Argonne National Laboratory)

18:00 Reception

Wednesday, 30 January

Working Group 1 - Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements

Working Group 1 - Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements
• Radiological Implications (Remote Handling, Life Cycle, Environment Protection) – Invited Talk
• Limiting factors that could preclude potential Energy Station applications. – Moderated Discussions

Conveners: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), Mikey Brady Raap (PNNL), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL)

13 Radiological Implications

Speaker: Mickey Brady Raap (PNNL)

Slides Radiological_considerations.pptx

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications
• Capability development, computational tools/models, and key experiments required for validation of Energy Station Concept – Moderated Discussion
• User facility paradigm options – Moderated Options

Conveners: Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Dr Yousry Gohar (Argonne National Laboratory)

09:30 Coffee Break

Working Group 1 - Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements

Working Group 1 - Energy Station Proton Beam and Target Design Requirements
• Radiological Implications (Remote Handling, Life Cycle, Environment Protection) – Invited Talk
• Limiting factors that could preclude potential Energy Station applications. – Moderated Discussions

Conveners: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), Mikey Brady Raap (PNNL), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL)

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications

Working Group 2 – Science and Technology Applications
• Capability development, computational tools/models, and key experiments required for validation of Energy Station Concept – Moderated Discussion
• User facility paradigm options – Moderated Option

Conveners: Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Dr Yousry Gohar (Argonne National Laboratory)

Combined Session II

Combined Session II
• Project X Energy Station Scientific Program Opportunities– (WG 2 Summary)
• Project X Energy Station Technology Recommendations- (WG 1 Summary)
• Project X Energy Station Design Requirements

Conveners: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Miket Brady Raap (PNNL), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL), Dr Yousry Gohar (Argonne National Laboratory)

12:00 Lunch

Continue Combined Session II (cont.)

Continue Combined Session II (cont.)
• Project X Energy Station Design Requirements (cont.)
• Project X Energy Station Proof of Principle/Validation – Questions to be Addressed Now (1-2 years)
• Project X Energy Station Longer Term R&D Activities and the Role of PXIE - Questions to be Addressed Soon (3-4 years).

Conveners: Bernie Riemer (ORNL), Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Eric Pitcher (Los Alamos National Laboratory), Mikey Brady Raap (PNNL), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL), Dr Yousry Gohar (Argonne National Laboratory)

Closing Plenary Session

Closing Plenary Session
• Summary of Outcomes
• Next Steps and Adjournment

Conveners: Dr David Asner (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory), Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL)

14 WG1 Plenary Report Talk

Speaker: Mr Patrick Hurh (FNAL)

Slides WG1_Report.pptx

15 WG2 Plenary Report Talk

Speaker: Dr David Senor (Pacific Northwest National Laboratory)

Slides Working_Group_2_Discussion_Points.ppt

Organizer and Co-conveners meeting

Organizer and Co-conveners meeting
• Workshop Report