The Fusion Facilities Coordinating Committee (FFCC) coordinates research activities among the major experimental facilities of the U.S. Fusion Energy Sciences Program. Currently those facilities are the DIII-D (operated by General Atomics), the Alcator C-Mod (MIT), and the National Spherical Torus Experiment (PPPL). Each of these experiments represents a major taxpayer investment and carries out a multi-year fusion research program involving scientists from many institutions across the country and around the world.

The intent of the committee is to improve research coordination and identify strategies for making optimum use of the facilities.

Each of the committees has a Program Advisory Committee that meets once or twice a year and reports to the host institution on technical matters. The FFCC is made up of the facility program leaders, PAC chairmen, and the DOE managers. Meetings are held twice per year or as may be otherwise required for particular issues. A link to the Charter of the FFCC is here.

The current chairman is Richard Hawryluk (PPPL)

Other participants are:

• Richard Groebner, GA (C-Mod PAC Chair)
• Ian Hutchinson, MIT (C-Mod)
• Earl Marmar, MIT (C-Mod)
• Stan Milora, ORNL
• Masa Ono, PPPL (NSTX)
• Martin Peng, ORNL (NSTX)
• Ron Parker, MIT (DIII-D PAC Chair)
• Randy Wilson, PPPL
• Ron Stambaugh, GS (DIII-D)
• Jim Van Dam, U. of Texas (NSTX PAC Chair)
• Erol Oktay, DOE (DIII-D)
• Steve Eckstrand, DOE (NXTX)
• Adam Rosenberg, DOE (C-Mod)

The FFCC Meeting Reports are available for downloading here:

National Transport Code Collaboration; Improved Milestones November 1, 2001

Peer Review Policy; International Collaborations; National Transport Code Collaboration; Coordination Activities March 15, 2001

Peer Review Policy; Fusion Facilities Operating Committee; Publication Principles; Milestones PEAs & IPPA; Full Use of Facilties; VLT Feedback November 28, 2000

Peer Review Policy July 21, 2000

Peer Review Policy; Charter for Fusion Facilities Operating Committee; Publication Principles; IPPPA Database; VLT Feedback May 26, 2000

Plain English Milestones; Full Use of Facilities; IPPA Database; VLT Feedback; Fusion Facilities Operating Committee April 20, 2000

Share Transport Code Development March 7, 2000

Improved Milestones and Highlights; Relation to IPPA Goals; International Collaborations; Peer Review Policy; Best Practices and Improved Coordination November 2, 1999

Operations Datebase; Plain English Milestones; Tokamak White Paper April 7, 1999

Program Plans; Improved Coordination; Tokamak White Paper March 11-12, 1999

Program Plans; Tokamak and ST Strategic White Papers; Milestones; Coordination Among Facilities October 7-8, 1998