Association Euratom-IPPLMAndrzej Gałkowski

EU Workshop for the preparation of the fusion programme roadmap for FP8 and beyond

Garching, April 13th-15th, 2011

Outline

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Association Euratom-IPPLMResearch Unit

11 subunits under Contract of Association + 2 other institutions involved under IO Contracts and F4E grants

IPPLM (80 employees, 40% of the Association human resources and budget)

No fusion or technology devices in the countryCollaboration with many Euratom laboratories

JETW7-X

Tore SupraTEXTORISTTOK

FTUCOMPASS

Plasma focus PF1000 device, not suitable for fusion programmeNational programme to be launched soon: PF1000 upgrade

Technology: fusion materials, cryogenics, thermohydraulic studies, HTS, dust and tritium removal, neutronics and tritium

measurements, engineering support (LHC and W7-X assembly)

EFDA OBJECTIVES

Construct ITER

CryogenicsQualification of ITER cryogenic distribution systemEngineering support for the design of the components to be procured from industry and DAslong lasting experience from co operation with W7-X project integration team as well as from EFDA tasks related to multi-pipe manifold alternative for ITER and first wall finger elementsThermohydraulic analyses; thermohydraulic codesSupport to ITER design in the field of thermomechanical studiesDiagnosticsSoft X-ray gas detectors, neutron yield measurementDiagnostics of runaway electrons, escaping fast alphas and other fusion reaction products

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Secure ITER Operation

Operating scenariosResistance of plasma diagnostic systems to harsh conditions of tokamakErosion, deposition, dust diagnosticsT-removal technologiesNeutron flux measurement Core spectroscopy, high ionized metal impurities Nuclear Data, benchmarking and activation experiments. TBM and materials developmentPredictive modelling for ITER Support of the workflow orchestration for fusion modelling Continuation of development of European Transport Solver Numerical stellarator modelling and comparison to experimental data Activities for potential satellite facilities needed to support ITER operationContribution to W7-X maintenance and operationPlasma surface interaction (PF-1000 upgrade)

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Generation ITER

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Fusion Power Plant

Conceptual DEMO designAlternative (eg. Hydrogen) cryogenic cycles for DEMO and future power plantsThermomechanical studies of DEMO componentsCoupled core-edge modelling of plasma scenario in DEMOSafety, waste management. TBM and materials developmentConcepts for power plant technologiesMaterials science and modellingDvelopment and specification of optimised ODSDevelopment and characterisation of W/W alloys structural materialsDevelopent of tungsten - steel large pannels for FW applicationDevelopment of components for HC divertor conceptUnderstanding of stellarator stability, energy and fast particle confinement in view of reactor-relevant plasmasPlasma modeling, diagnostic systems

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ONGOING PROJECTS

ITER (IO contracts)

Review of complex cryolines – support to India DA

Risk Analysis of ITER

Cryogenic System

o Nuclear Data Experiments and Techniqueso HCLL/HCPB: Measurement of the 203Hg production in LiPb

material through 206Pb(n,a) and 207Pb(n,na') reactionso Conceptual design of a direct TPR measurement system

without Tritium escape or with Tritium escape controlo HCLL: Post-analysis of the whole experiment including

sensitivity and uncertainty analysis

o Consortium: ENEA, KIT, NRI (IPP.CR), AGH, JSI (MHEST)

ITER (F4E grants)

JET Notificationso JET JW9-NEP-POL-06 Gamma Ray Cameras: Neutron Attenuators –

GRC o JW10-NEP-POL-09 Gas Electron Multiplier Detector for X-ray Crystal

Spectrometry – GXS JET Ordersq JW10-OEP-POL-06 Assessment of efficiency of laser removal of fuel-

inventory for mixed material samples using LIBSq JW10-OFT-POL-05 Gas Electron Multiplier Detector for X-ray Crystal

Technology Task: Replace KX1 detectors with two new detectors based on GEM technology

JET Experimental Campaigns (C28-C29 10 secondees)

EFDA programme: PWI TF

• SEWG Fuel removal and dust in fusion devices

• SEWG ITER material mix

• SEWG Fuel retention

EFDA: Fusion Materials TG

o Nano-structured ODS Ferritic Steel Development

o Tungsten and Tungsten Alloys Development

o Radiation Effects Modelling and Experimental Validation

EFDA: Diagnostics TG

1. Development of soft X-ray triple GEM gas detector for energy resolved soft x-ray plasma diagnostics

2. Feasibility Studies of MCP Based Detectors for the future VUV and SXR Imaging

3. CVD diamond detectors for measurement of fusion plasma products

4. Development of a FFT based model to interpret the measurements under vibrations by identifying the mechanical vibrations from the erosion measurements

EFDA programme: ITM

o European Transport Solver: maintenance and development

o Support of the workflow orchestration for fusion modelling

Wendelstein 7-X

o Cooperation on device assembly

In 2007-2010, IPPLM seconded qualified engineersand technicians to participate in:

• design of module assembly tooling• assembly process of the stellarator

Wendelstein 7-X

o Cooperation on device assembly o Neutral beam injector development: 20 MWo Diagnostics

o C/O monitor X-ray spectrometer o X-ray pulse height analysiso MFS spectroscopyo neutron diagnostics and neutron calculationso detection of the delayed neutrons

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