Recovery.Gov Project Tracker

bennmann · Post by **bennmann** » Sat Nov 12, 2011 8:04 pm

Google plus has a method of video conferencing that is free and could work.

IntLibber · Post by **IntLibber** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 2:04 am

3rd quarter 2011 recover.gov project page says EMC2 has done 500 firings of the polywell on the current model....

choff · Post by **choff** » Sun Nov 13, 2011 7:10 pm

mvanwink5 wrote:Uh, COB, where do we put this fuel?

It goes next to the laundry room....

Best regards

Perfect, the fuel can double as laundry soap, just don't throw your socks through the wrong door.

Tom Ligon · Post by **Tom Ligon** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 3:35 pm

Lajado: yeah, that one!

I've had good luck personally drawing Vincent diFate as an artist:

http://www.sfcovers.net/Magazines/ASF/ASF_0724.jpg
http://www.sfcovers.net/Magazines/ASF/ASF_0785.jpg

I had a piece of interior art once by Laura Freas, but recently found out she worked from a sketch by her husband, Kelly Freas. Many people consider Kelly the master of SF art.

I got one other cover by another artist ... http://www.sfcovers.net/Magazines/ASF/ASF_0768.jpg

ladajo · Post by **ladajo** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:03 pm

Tom,
First one or second one I posted?

Tom Ligon · Post by **Tom Ligon** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:04 pm

LJ: The first one.

ladajo · Post by **ladajo** » Thu Nov 17, 2011 4:14 pm

As I understand the original is hanging/kept at the Navy Yard.

mvanwink5 · Post by **mvanwink5** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:37 pm

Any danger of super committee failure resulting in budget cuts to Polywell? I keep remembering the Iraq war money diversion buzzkill. Thoughts?
Best regards

ladajo · Post by **ladajo** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 8:52 pm

I think there is risk. But I can not quantify that here in a meaningful manner.

KitemanSA · Post by **KitemanSA** » Sun Nov 20, 2011 10:26 pm

ladajo wrote:I think there is risk. But I can not quantify that here in a meaningful manner.

But at this point in time, would that NECESSARILY be a bad thing, loosing Navy funding I mean.

mvanwink5 · Post by **mvanwink5** » Mon Nov 21, 2011 12:30 am

Assuming good news on WB-8, I can't see the Navy cutting all funds, but I can see it slow the future investment rate. Possibly forcing EMC2 into an intermediate size machine. Ladajo likely would have a much better idea on what might be the effect.

Maybe EMC2 could go for a utility consortium investment once PB11 is tested.

ladajo · Post by **ladajo** » Tue Nov 22, 2011 4:31 pm

Well, I now think that they are done with recovery reporting. As I have thought all along, the account reporting has been a little screwy in regards to the funding. But base on the idea that once recovery.gov funds are done, they will no longer report, I think we will not see another. The best evidence I can find is this:

https://www.fpds.gov/dbsight/search.do? ... 9528956%22

http://www.recovery.gov/Transparency/Re ... qtr=2011Q3

If you look at the obligated amount for the contract, and then compare to the last update to recovery.gov, you will find that they match. That, in my mind would mean that they have used up the recovery money, and no longer need to report.

But it also means that we should see some other contracting activity at some point, given that the amounts involved are not trival in terms of contract requirements. I can not imagine that NAWC and ONR are going to be able to redirect funds for too long from a slush pile to sustain EMC2 under the table. Especially in the current fiscal environment.

But, what do I know?...we will see.

mvanwink5 · Post by **mvanwink5** » Wed Nov 23, 2011 2:25 am

I was wondering if Park might be using the recovery reporting to help the polywell crowd out with some progress insight, but the exact dollar match in the reports do seem to give the Navy a way to close that door.

It will be interesting to see what happens next; that will be telling. I have my fingers crossed. Maybe we will get another report just so that the "Final Report" box can be properly marked.
Best regards

IntLibber · Post by **IntLibber** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 5:45 am

I would argue that the amount of funding polywell requires is trivial compared to what the DoE is already wasting on NIF, tokamak, and other immense wastages. I can easily see the Navy getting the DoE's funding for fusion nixed while they move polywell to black budget.

Giorgio · Post by **Giorgio** » Mon Nov 28, 2011 7:00 am

Any news from Alan Boyle attempt to get an interview with Dr. Park?