Jerome Pamela PWI meeting, 31 October 2007 1 New Horizons for EFDA PWI meeting, October 2007 Jerome Pamela EFDA Leader

Jerome Pamela PWI meeting, 31 October 2007

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New Horizons for EFDANew Horizons for EFDA

PWI meeting, October 2007PWI meeting, October 2007

Jerome Pamela Jerome Pamela

EFDA LeaderEFDA Leader


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EU Strategy towards DEMO

Facilities for Plasma R&D• Confinement• Impurity Control• Plasma Stability• ITER/DEMO Physics Support

Components• SC Magnets• Tritium Handling System• Plasma Facing Compts.• Remote Mainten. System• Heating System• Safety• Test Blanket Modules

ITERITER DEMODEMO

IFMIFIFMIF

Structural MaterialsAnd T breeding

TBMTBM

JETJET JT60SAJT60SA


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Key elements of the strategy towards Key elements of the strategy towards DEMO are getting in placeDEMO are getting in place

ITER ITER - - agreement signed in Nov. 2006agreement signed in Nov. 2006- construction to start soon- construction to start soon

Broader Approach agreement with JapanBroader Approach agreement with Japan- JT60 SA - JT60 SA - IFMIF EVEDA- IFMIF EVEDA- IFERC with supercomputer- IFERC with supercomputer


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Joint Undertaking for ITER

• Domestic Agency to provide and manage EU contribution to ITER

• Contribution to Broader Approach

• located in Spain (Barcelona)

New Organisation in Europe from 2007

European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA)

• Agreement between all EU fusion labs and Euratom

• Coordinated activities (physics in support to ITER, longer term technology)

European Laboratories (associated to Euratom)


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Revised Scope

• Collective use of JET

• Reinforced coordination of physics and technology in EU laboratories

• Training

All EU Laboratories/Institutions working on Fusion are parties to EFDA

EFDA


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JET remains a key programme

under EFDA

ITER-like wall experiment under

peparation

ITER

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CFC

JET


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EFDA: Reinforced coordination through EFDA: Reinforced coordination through

Task Forces and Topical Groups Task Forces and Topical Groups 2 existing Task Forces:PWIIntegrated Modelling

5 new Topical Groups:

H&CD approved at EFDA Steering Committee in June 2007, integrates the four CC on heating systems

MHDTransport approved at EFDA SCDiagnostics 25 October 2007Material Sciences


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EFDA EFDA

New Rules for preferential support in FP7cooperative activities (hardware and manpower) can benefit from preferential support

Some activities under P.S. will soon be implemented under the PWI and ITM Task Forces:

- TF coordination- Some joint experiments- Some actions conducted by Associations as a service to all others- Hardware identified by the TF

The proposals are top-down: priorities identified by the TF, approved in the EFDA work programme and then subject to a Call to the Associations


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EFDA EFDA

First example of an EFDA Project under Preferential Support: Gateway (for Integrated Modelling)

AIM => accessing, collecting, evaluating and managing

experimental data and simulation results of EFDA Task Force ITM

Preferential Support granted at CCE-FU 15 June to ENEA following a Call for proposals to Associations

Construction startingExpected to be in Operation possibly before end of 1st

quarter 2008


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EFDA gets also involved in training a new generation of physicists and engineers

- 200 staff to be trained over the coming 5 years under collaborative “training projects”First Call launched in September, 40 trainees foreseen. 2 to 3 years projects. Proposals shall be in areas approved at the EFDA SC. Topics selected this year:

Negative Ion based Neutral BeamModellingFuel CycleBreeding BlanketEngineering Design / ConstructionPlasma ControlPlasma Operationsrf EngineeringPower Supplies Engineering

- new Fusion research grants: competition open to all post-docs/equivalent in European Labs / ~10 grants per year


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EFDA Close Support Unit: new positionsEFDA Close Support Unit: new positions EFDA Close Support Unit Garching: About 12 professionalsNew tasks in relation to coordination activities in Associations

(physics and technology)

- Duarte Borba, IST, head of Physics Coordination

- 4 positions published within Physics Coordination, deadline in early November

- Transport and H&CD- ITM and related tools- PWI- Diagnostics

- 3 positions published within Technologies, including Group Leader

- 1 position published Head of Administration


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EU Strategy towards DEMO

Facilities for Plasma R&D• Confinement• Impurity Control• Plasma Stability• ITER/DEMO Physics Support

Components• SC Magnets• Tritium Handling System• Plasma Facing Compts.• Remote Mainten. System• Heating System• Safety• Test Blanket Modules

ITERITER DEMODEMO

IFMIFIFMIF

Structural MaterialsAnd T breeding

TBMTBM

JETJET JT60SAJT60SA


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A Facilities Review is organised by the Commission as part of FP7

Panel to start working by end of the year and finalise recommendations by Summer 2008

EFDA preparing an input to the Facilities Review

The EFDA input is prepared in two stages:

1- programmatic input (to be finalised by December 2007)

2- input on facilities (early 2008)


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First stage: elaboration of programmatic input

- Step 1:- 1st workshop 17-19 July, Garching

- Step 2: July-October- Expert groups elaborate proposal under EFDA

coordination- 2nd workshop 8-9 October, Cadarache

- Step 3: end October- draft intermediate programmatic document to EFDA

SC


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Draft EFDA Programmatic Input to Facilities Review Implementation of fusion strategy

Some points are clear, e.g.:• an early decision to build IFMIF is needed (on critical path)• ITER 1st phase of operation (Q=10 and Test Blanket Modules) second on

critical path

However, a full implementation of the strategy requires more (the “accompanying programme”) and this “more” is not fully defined/prioritised

=> detailed considerations need to be made to define in details the “accompanying programme”:– preparation of DEMO;– programme to support ITER and prepare its operation and scientific

exploitation;– ITER “satellite” programme.


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First priority of the European fusion programme is the success of the ITER construction. Another top level priority is the realisation of the Broader Approach (BA) projects (IFMIF, JT60SA etc.)

Seven R&D Missions are proposed to complement these Construction Projects


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Draft EFDA Programmatic Input to Facilities Review Seven R&D Missions

• First wall materials & compatibility with ITER/DEMO relevant plasmas

• Reliable Tokamak Operation • Burning Plasmas • Technology and physics of Long Pulse & Steady

State • Predicting fusion performance • Materials and Components for Nuclear Operation • Integrated DEMO Design: towards high

availability and efficient electricity generation


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Draft EFDA Programmatic Input to Facilities Review 1st Mission: First wall materials & compatibility with

ITER/DEMO relevant plasmas

choice of materials first

plasma scenarios must comply with constraints from plasma facing materials (ELM mitigation, edge conditions minimising erosion, intrinsic and extrinsic impurities, etc.)

2nd Mission: Reliable Tokamak Operation

Wall conditioning Plasma start-up and controlled termination Operation limits (determination and avoidance) Plasma control Disruption avoidance


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Milestones Milestones

10 years, in preparation to ITER operation:10 years, in preparation to ITER operation: ·· Completion of the dust and tritium removal development programmeCompletion of the dust and tritium removal development programme·· Development of plasma scenarios compatible with high-Z and mixed materials Development of plasma scenarios compatible with high-Z and mixed materials operation.operation.

About 15 years, before start of ITER DT operation About 15 years, before start of ITER DT operation ·· Determining the detailed hydrogen/deuterium inventory (experimentation on ITER Determining the detailed hydrogen/deuterium inventory (experimentation on ITER and satellite devices), supported by modelling validation to establish the basis for DT and satellite devices), supported by modelling validation to establish the basis for DT operation and divertor materials optimisation.operation and divertor materials optimisation.

20 year, DEMO construction decision20 year, DEMO construction decision·· Plasma scenarios compatible with DEMO materialsPlasma scenarios compatible with DEMO materials·· Selection of dedicated material(s) tested under n-irradiation and optimised for Selection of dedicated material(s) tested under n-irradiation and optimised for plasma-wall interaction processes (tritium retention, embrittlement, erosion). Due to the plasma-wall interaction processes (tritium retention, embrittlement, erosion). Due to the long lead-time this programme needs to be initiated today.long lead-time this programme needs to be initiated today.

Milestones from the 7 Missions put together constitute a consistent Milestones from the 7 Missions put together constitute a consistent Fusion Roadmap and highlight programme prioritiesFusion Roadmap and highlight programme priorities

Draft EFDA Programmatic Input to Facilities Review Example: First wall materials & compatibility

with ITER/DEMO relevant plasmas


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Long Term R&D missions bringing together topics as well as competences and means:

– integrated programmatic approach – further tightening the cooperation between laboratories and facilities– keeping a close link between science and technology– providing a clear readable presentation of the programme and its objectives

Consolidate the reactor-oriented approach

Only ITER and DEMO relevant objectives

Cultural (r)evolution, which is indeed necessary to prepare for ITER- e.g. first wall materials/scenarios - Tokamak operation- Need for integration and launch of conceptual study in preparation for

DEMO

R&D Missions Milestones = a fully implemented Fast Track Roadmap

R&D Missions = a basis for analysis of Facilities needs/requirements

Draft EFDA Programmatic Input to Facilities Review Added value of these R&D Missions


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Next steps in preparation of Facilities Review

• Finalisation of EFDA draft programmatic input before Xmas

• Second step: preparation of input on facilities under EFDA coordination (Workshop foreseen in Frascati end January)

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Jerome Pamela PWI meeting, 31 October 2007 1 New Horizons for EFDA PWI meeting, October 2007 Jerome Pamela EFDA Leader