M. Sawan (UW) now leads the Evaluation Criteria Group.
Dai-Kai Sze will lead the “Tritium and Liquid Coolants/Breeders Data Base” group and that the scope of the Flibe group is expanded to address Li, Flibe, Li-Sn, and other options.
Forming a new group (Led by McCarthy) that examines the issues associated with low activation goals and the role of high temperature refractory alloys in the context of APEX.
The outlines of the Interim report has been developed. The reports will include 18 Chapters, including an introduction, overview, and study approach Chapters. The other Chapters cover all the concepts under investigation as well as the APEX groups (Plasma Interface, Material, Safety, Activation Consideration, Tritium, Power Conversion, and Evaluation Criteria,) findings. The report will also include a dedicated Chapter on key issues and near- and intermediate-term R&D. The lead author for each Chapter has been assigned. The deadlines of issuing the report are:
February 15, 1999: finalize report outline (Draft of outlines written by lead author is due by Mid January, 1999
June 1, 1999: Draft assembly
July 1, 1999: Draft report
July 30, 1999: Final Interim Report
August 15, 1999: mail report by UCLA.
Submission of abstract to the upcoming ISFNT-5 is encouraged. Abstracts due January 19, 1999. Titles of abstracts and list of authors are due to M. Abdou by December 15.
Next APEX meeting will be during February, 1999, either 9-12 or 16-19. Final date will be announced soon.
There is a plan to hold an APEX workshop for the community to report progress, new ideas, and results of analysis and to receive feedback from the community. The date of the workshop will be after the issuance of the Interim Report (suggested dates: September 8-10, October 19-21, 1999). The final date will be announced soon.
The Evaluation Group will convene after the community workshop to evaluate the concepts based on information from the interim report and feedback from community. Experts from outside the APEX team might be added to the evaluation group during the concept evaluation.
The APEX schedule and modified organizational chart are given in Appendix V and VI, respectively.
Conference calls are to be established for each concept at least once a month.
Project conference calls will also be established. The first project conference call is scheduled after Thanksgiving (between December 5-10). Final date will be announced soon.
