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Accelerating Progress in MFE

Presented by Martin Greenwald ASP Workshop on MFE Steps to Commercialization June 5, 2012 Washington DC

Reference 35 Year Fusion Development Plan


Year 0-5 Year 5-10 Year Year Year Year 10-15 15-20 20-25 25-30
Pre-DT

Year 30-35

Year 35-40

Year 40-45

Year 45-50

ITER IFMIF CTF Demo

Construc.on

DT Opera.on

Design

Construct

Opera.on

Design

Construct

Opera.on

Design

Constr uct

Operate

Because of the slower ramp-up and construc.on for ITER and a longer than assumed pre-DT phase, Demo opera.on is delayed about 10 years from the 35- year plan (which actually had it begin opera.on in thirty years ~2036).
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Generic Options to Accelerate Schedule


1. Exploit exis.ng or new interim facili.es to begin materials tes.ng and qualica.on as soon as possible. 2. Shorten design and construc.on .mes for all new experiments and facili.es. 3. Drama.cally accelerate all base science and technology programs. 4. Earlier partnering with industry aimed at speeding fabrica.on, increasing reliability (and ul.mately reducing costs). 5. Earlier partnering on nuclear licensing issues. 6. Start now on a steady-state D-D facility to address accessible PWI science and technology issues. 7. Start now on addi.onal performance extension class devices 8. Begin design of 1st nuclear facility signicantly immediately, accep.ng higher risk. 9. Pursue parallel op.ons for that nuclear facility, accep.ng higher risk for each. 10.Pursue parallel op.ons for Demo, accep.ng higher risk for each.
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


1. Plasma

Strategies to accelerate progress

a) Need to demonstrate predictable, integrated (core, edge, pwi), steady state, high- performance plasmas b) Avoid disrup.ons and large ELMs c) Ecient and reliable steady-state hea.ng, fueling and current drive d) Sensors, actuators and control methods consistent with Demo requirements

a) Operate all exis.ng U.S. facili.es at >full u.liza.on (double shi`) b) Exploit interna.onal facili.es to the greatest extent technically and poli.cally feasible c) Signicantly accelerate ITER through much greater U.S. contribu.ons where technically and poli.cally feasible d) Greatly accelerate technology and science program for hea.ng, fueling and current drive systems e) Ac.vely deploy Demo compa.ble sensors on exis.ng machines to test/ demonstrate their capabili.es f) Design and construc.on of new performance extension devices g) Design and construc.on of new burning plasma devices h) Greatly strengthen theory and modeling eort
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


2. PWI
a) Prediction of heat, particle and neutron fluxes on all surfaces in realistic geometry for normal and off-normal conditions b) Erosion, impurity generation and modifications of surface morphology or chemistry c) Tritium retention d) Dust generation e) All supporting choice of materials and component design

Strategies to accelerate progress


a) Operate all existing U.S. facilities at >full utilization (double shift) b) Exploit international facilities to the greatest extent technically and politically feasible c) Greatly accelerate technology program for PWI and first wall materials including construction of additional PWI test-stands d) Design and construction of new steady-state HH and/or DD PWI device e) Design and construction of new steady-state DT devices f) Greatly strengthen theory and modeling effort
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


3. Plasma facing components and fuel cycle a) Materials issues related to heat and par.cle loads, neutron uxes, permeability, chemistry b) Tri.um breeding at acceptable TBR c) Materials and fabrica.on d) Fuel separa.on and recovery, in-vessel reten.on e) Power extrac.on f) Component life.me Strategies to accelerate progress a) Strong build up suppor.ng technology program including test-stand and modeling capabili.es b) Exploit any and all short-term op.ons to begin tes.ng of materials and components c) Design and construc.on of FMIF d) Design and construc.on of fusion nuclear facility
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


4. Low acBvaBon materials a) Develop and qualify materials for long lived structural applica.ons in presence of high neutron uence at required opera.ng temperatures b) Develop and qualify materials for rst wall compa.ble with heat and par.cle loads and high neutron uence at required opera.ng temperatures c) Develop and qualify materials for launching structures, sensors and actuators Strategies to accelerate progress a) Strong build up suppor.ng technology program b) Greatly accelerate modeling ac.vi.es c) Exploit any and all short-term op.ons to begin tes.ng of materials d) Design and construc.on of dedicated FMIF e) Design and construc.on of fusion nuclear facility
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


5. Magnets a) Maximize performance and reliability; minimize costs b) Develop designs that improve plant system maintainability Strategies to accelerate progress a) Strong build up for suppor.ng technology program including test-stand and modeling capabili.es aimed at improving superconduc.ng strand, conductor design, electrical and thermal insulators, conductor joining methods, sensors for quench detec.on b) Develop demountable superconduc.ng magnets c) Partner with industry to improve manufacturing techniques to speed produc.on, maintain quality and lower costs d) Develop fusion magnets with high-temperature superconductors e) Design and construct new devices with advanced magnets
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Accelerating Individual Program Elements


6. Plant and Systems a) Ensure reliability, availability, maintainability, inspectability for all plant systems and the plant as a whole b) Ensure safety of plant opera.on - support requirement for no public evacua.on c) Develop strategy for decommissioning, waste management d) Ensure appropriate and .mely licensing Strategies to accelerate progress a) Strong build up for suppor.ng technology and engineering program b) Accelerated R&D program for remote handling c) Pursue op.ons that improve modularity, and ease assembly/disassembly d) Greatly improved system modeling capabili.es e) Design and construc.on of new nuclear facili.es
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Dependences and Critical Path Issues (1)


Plasma: Do we have enough informa.on on plasma physics today to construct the rst FNF? If not when can it be available? How? When will we have enough informa.on on plasma physics to construct alternate FNF designs? What further informa.on is required for Demo? Where will it be obtained? HeaBng, Fueling and Current Drive Systems Assuming the relevant plasma physics is covered above, what technology and engineering ques.ons remain? What facili.es are required? Exis.ng experiments?, New experiments? Test stands? When would results be sucient to qualify these systems for an FNF? When would results be sucient to qualify these systems for Demo?
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Dependences and Critical Path Issues (2)


PWI: What new informa.on do we need before we design/construct the rst FNF? How much of this could be obtained from exis.ng facili.es? What would new facili.es provide?, What kinds of facili.es, When? How much could an aggressive theory and modeling program provide? When? Beyond the rst FNF, is there addi.onal informa.on required for an alternate FNF? For Demo? How would this informa.on be obtained? Material What are the op.ons for early materials tes.ng? Are priori.es for materials tes.ng agreed on? When would the rst results be available? How long before useful informa.on comes out of FMIF? How much would improved modeling and laboratory work speed development? When would we know enough to design/construct the various nuclear facility op.ons?

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Dependences and Critical Path Issues (3)


Components: What materials informa.on is required before we can design/construct components for the rst FNF, at what risk? What laboratory and modeling research is required before we know enough to design and construct components for the rst FNF, at what risk? What level of qualica.on in an FNF is required before proceeding to Demo design? Magnets How do magnet op.ons eect choices for future facili.es including FNF and Demo? What research & development is required in order to support design decisions? How soon could this informa.on be available? How do we accomplish full-scale tests?

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Dependences and Critical Path Issues (4)


Plant Systems: How does considera.on of RAMI impact the design of new facili.es? Do we have the informa.on required for analysis and design of new facili.es? If not, in what areas is targeted R&D required? When will it provide answers? How much can modeling contribute? When? How much will new facili.es contribute toward Demo? When will that informa.on be available?

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