See: Scientific white paper on PJMIF
See: Illustrated tutorial Slide show on PJMIF
See: EnergyCite® – USCL request for PJMIF scientific review
See: Irv Lindemuth, Ph.D., review of PJMIF white paper
See: John Santarius, Ph.D., scientific review of white paper
- Scientific manpower requirements
- Project time line and overall program cost
Manpower Requirements
Phase I: Critical Technology Evaluation (3 years, $20M).
Technical Program Manager and Deputy Program Director for Science
Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Director for Technology
Electro-mechanical engineer: 3
Nuclear and reactor engineer: nuclear systems:1
Diagnostics physicists: 3
Computational physicists and applied mathematicians: 4
Technicians and machinists: 7
IT support: 1
CAD designer: 1
Clerical: 1
Phase IIa: Single-shot DT-equivalent breakeven conditions, Single-shot DT breakeven ($150M)
Program Leadership
Technical Program Manager and Deputy Program Director for Science
Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Director for Technology
Liner, Target Implosion Physics and Reactor Engineering Group
Electro-mechanical engineer: Pulsed power, high-speed instrumentation, control and data
acquisition system (1)
Nuclear and reactor engineer: nuclear systems (1)
Diagnostics physicists (3)
Computational physicists/applied mathematicians (3)
Technicians (6)
Plasma Accelerator Development Group
Electro-mechanical engineer: Pulsed power systems, power electronics, control and DAS (1)
Electro-mechanical engineer: Injector and auxiliary systems (1)
Diagnostics physicist (1)
Computational physicists/applied mathematician (1)
Technicians (4)
Magnetization Development Group
Diagnostics physicist with a background in compact toroids (1)
Laser physicist/engineer (1)
Computational physicist/applied mathematician (1)
Technicians (2)
IT support (1)
CAD designers: (2)
Machinists (5)
Administrative Assistant (Secretary) 1
Total: 22 Ph.D. physicists and engineers, 1 IT, 2 CAD, 17 techs and machinists.
Phase IIb: Single-shot fusion gain (> 10) for practical fusion power reactor
Program Leadership
Technical Program Manager and Deputy Program Director for Science
Chief Engineer and Deputy Program Director for Technology
Liner, Target Implosion Physics and Reactor Engineering Group
Senior experimental system and HED MHD physicist (Project Leader)
Electro-mechanical engineer: Pulsed power, high-speed instrumentation, control and data
acquisition system (1)
Nuclear and reactor engineer: nuclear systems (1)
Diagnostics physicists (3)
Computational physicists (3)
Technicians (8)
Plasma Accelerator Development Group
Electro-mechanical engineer: Pulsed power systems, power electronics, control and DAS (1)
Electro-mechanical engineer: Injector and auxiliary systems (1)
Diagnostics physicist (1)
Computational physicists (1)
Technicians (4)
Magnetization Development Group
Diagnostics physicist with a background in compact toroids (1)
Laser physicist/engineer (1)
Computational physicist (1)
Technicians (2)
IT support: 1
CAD designers: 3
Machinists (8)
Administrative Assistant (Secretary) 1
Total: 22 Ph.D. physicists and engineers, 1 IT, 3 CAD, 22 techs and machinists.
