1. to be built in the United States

2.  Climate change  Massive evoltion of electricity demand demographics applications  Who is our enemy?  Who will pay?

3. A small-scale tokamak-based Power Plant (SSTPP)

5. SAFEC

6.  SAFE  CLEAN  ECOLOGIC  ECONOMIC SAFEC

7.  Determine economics  Determine staffing needs and organization

8.  Determine economics  Determine staffing needs and organization  Determine materials lifetimes and maintenance  Determine limiting factors or bottlenecks  Run long pulses (hours to weeks)

9.  Demonstrate net electricity generation  Demonstrate adequate plasma heating and control of distortions  Demonstrate structural integrity  Demonstrate safe tritium breeding and handling  Demonstrate superconducting magnetics  Demonstrate divertor performance  Demonstrate feed and ash removal

10.  Near or on an established fission power plant  Near an academic center  Near an urban cultural center  Has established nuclear handling capabilities  Has experienced laboratory and technical competencies  Has access to supercomputer facilities  Has adequate road access and sufficient land

11.  No cost to site owner (indeed the reverse)  No DOE or other national government funding  No conventional venture capital  No corporate investors  Wealthy Philanthopy has not worked

12.  No cost to site owner (indeed the reverse)  No DOE or other national government funding  No conventional venture capital  No corporate investors  Wealthy Philanthopy has not worked  Equity Crowd Sourcing + Low-level Philanthropy

13.  Fusion Advocates + DH&P SAFEC  Both Swiss-based entities  American and Swiss management and technologies  Large number of US technology leaders anticipated  Possible Swiss or US site for initial facility

14.  Fusion Advocates + DH&P SAFEC  FA promotes fusion to the general and lay public  FA collects donations for fusion promotion expenses  FA is the public face of SAFEC

15.  Fusion Advocates + DH&P SAFEC  DH&P sells shares in SAFEC  Company has database of over 3.5 million high-risk investors  Legal experience in international company formation  Experienced in helping manage international startups

16. US National Laboratories US Fusion-oriented universities US Based fusion-oriented companies European institutions and universities Word-of-mouth Worldwide advertising

17.  Initial Planning Sessions  3 x 4 days over first two months  Purposes  - basic machine design (size, many other parameters)  - scheduling, including CPM/PERT  - personnel requirements, with timings  - identification of potential general contractors and component suppliers to be contacted  - financial planning  - administrative planning

18.  Administrative – full-time employees  Construction workers – full time; some probably sub-contracted  Technicians – mostly half-time employees  Scientists and Engineers – initially half-time employees (some full-time, partly off-site)  Department heads – initially as consultants paid on a daily basis

19.  In Switzerland  Owned by university  Meets all of the criteria listed above  Affiliation with Swiss universities means access to:  Erasmus and other EU initiatives and fusion centers  TCV, CRPP and other science and technology centers  various academic departments –  Nuclear engineering  Electrical engineering  Materials sciences  Architecture  Numerous technical and IGO libraries  Alumni networks  Students

20.  In the United States  Bates Laboratory - Owned by MIT  Meets all of the criteria listed above  Affiliation with MIT means access to:  PSFC, Alcator experience, LNS  various academic departments –  Nuclear engineering  Electrical engineering  Materials sciences  Architecture  Sloan school of Industrial Management  Hayden and other Libraries  Alumni network  Students