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Welcome to CRPP - EPF LausanneWelcome to CRPP - EPF Lausanne

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A.Fasoli, on behalf of CRPP DirectorateA.Fasoli, on behalf of CRPP Directorate

CRPPYou are here

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Switzerland and CRPP-EPFL in fusionSwitzerland and CRPP-EPFL in fusion

Switzerland is a strong player worldwide in fusion research (5th country in EU)

All fusion activities in Switzerland are conducted by the Centre de

Recherches en Physique des Plasmas (CRPP), Association Euratom-Swiss

Confederation

CRPP is part of School of Basic Sciences of the Swiss Federal Institute of

Technology (EPFL), one of the two federal science and technology Institutes

(~5’000 undergrads, 1’500 grad students, total ~10’000 people)

CRPP has about 160 personnel, including ~40 PhD students

CRPP addresses key physics and technology issues for ITER and DEMO and

has a strong educational role

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Overview of CRPP activitiesOverview of CRPP activities

Education and Training

FusionReactor

Basicdevice

TCV

GyrotronResearch

ITER

Astrophysics

Technology

JETIFMIF

Industrial plasmas

Industry

PlasmaTheory

EURATOM Associations

Worldwide Labs

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ITER and JET developments ITER and JET developments

. ITER: Front steering launcher for mode (NTM) stabilisation

ITER: 170GHz, 2MW gyrotron test facility

ITER: Magnetics

JET

• Edge physics, NTMs, density peaking, …

• MHD spectroscopy using CRPP-built antennas QuickTime™ and a

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The Tokamak à Configuration Variable, TCVThe Tokamak à Configuration Variable, TCV

Highest shaping capability Most powerful ECH systems (4.5MW)

TCV mission: Physics for ITER and Demo

• Transport of particles, energy and

momentum in shaped plasmas

• Edge physics

• H-mode physics

• ECH and ECCD physics

• Advanced plasma control

• Advanced tokamak: High performance

steady-state scenarios

R0=0.88m, a<0.25m, BT<1.54T, Ip<1MA

X3

X2

HR

LW ~

E/

L-m

ode

bootstrap current fraction

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Theory and ModellingTheory and Modelling

First principles modelling of turbulence Interpretation/prediction of experiments Exploration of new 3D configurations Ex. ITGs

TORPEX - Basic plasma physics experimentTORPEX - Basic plasma physics experiment

Turbulence and transport in toroidal plasmas

Industrial plasmasIndustrial plasmas

Process optimisation via a physics understanding in industrial scale reactors

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SULTAN

1:1 mock-up of EDIPO

Fusion Technology (CRPP groups at the PSI-Fusion Technology (CRPP groups at the PSI-Villigen site)Villigen site)

Superconductor testing

• Support ITER in final design and construction

• Two worldwide unique facilities SULTAN (11T) EDIPO (dipole, 12.5T), being assembled

Materials

• Irradiation damage

• New materials for DEMO

• IFMIF: specimen size and geometry effects

• Main exp. tools: hot lab, hot cells, SINQ

IFMIF

Smallsamples

SINQ target

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We wish you a very fruitful meeting and

an enjoyable stay in Lausanne!