Madalina Vlad Association EURATOM MEdC Romania

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1 Madalina Vlad Association EURATOM MEdC Romania M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 1

2 This is what we want NEED F. Spineanu, Ziua IFA

3 Fast moving M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 3

4 M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 4

5 JET (Joint European Torus) Culham, Oxford, UK M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 5

6 M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 6

7 Sursa: F. Briscoe M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 7

8 O configuratie exigenta Bobine Centru 200,000,000 grade K 4.1 grade K 4 metri M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 8

9 : Principial stabilitatea regimului de confinare Modul H, ELM, limitele in Beta si Densitate, Instabilitati magnetice, etc. Tehnologic Primul perete, divertorul, tritiul M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014 9

10 Sursa: Idomura M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

11 O configuratie exigenta: supraconductori Ni-Sn M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

12 INTERNATIONAL THERMONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTAL REACTOR (ITER) M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

13 M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

14 ITER M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

15 Association Euratom MEdC Romania Romania became a full member of the EURATOM in 1999, long before our European integration. The Association Euratom MEdC is composed of research groups from several institutes, in several towns Maximum number of institutions in 2010: four national institutes and three universities After an increasing period ( ), MEdC riches a plateau In the period Around 120 individuals, 35 ppy and budget of around 1.5 million / year Significant EC participation: over 32% of the annual budgets 12% - Baseline Support 20% - EFDA and EFDA-JET Contracts and Mobility M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

16 keuro The budget Association EURATOM - MEdC Annual Expenditures 1800,0 1600,0 1400,0 1200,0 1000,0 800,0 600,0 400,0 200,0 0, : The highest budget in the hystory of the MEdC Association The expected development was not continued after However, it was possible to maintain (after the problems in 2008) the level of 2007 (in the context of economical crisis). M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014

17 600,0 CE Total Funding (keuro) 500,0 400,0 300,0 200,0 100,0 0, Baseline Other 22% 39% 38% 29% 31% 29% Including Orders, Priority support, fellowships, EFDA CSU and Mobilities Most of CE funding is for goal oriented work not for Baseline The ratio of the other types of funding to the Baseline support is: M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/2014

18 MEdC Association is composed in of groups from: Institute of Atomic Physics Management Group of the Research Unit National Institute of Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics (NILPRP, INFLPR) National Institute of Cryogenic and Isotope Technology (NICIT, ICIT) National Institute of Physics and Nuclear Engineering (NIPNE, IFIN-HH) National Institute of Physics of Materials (NIPM) University of Craiova (UCv) University A. I. Cuza from Iassy (UAIC) The most important institutes from Romania are involved, with the largest contribution from NILPRP - The Association is a flexible structure (research groups participate more or less according to the EFDA work plan for each year, new groups and leaving ones; however most of the staff is stabilized, variations within 20%) M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

19 Strategic Scientific Objectives (Ob) and Directions (D) NILPRP: five strategic objectives Ob #1 Study of matter in extreme regimes by using ultra high electromagnetic fields (TW-PW laser beams & electron beams) Ob #2 Attaining and maintaining the leadership position in photonics science and technology at national and regional level (including bio-nano-photonics) Ob #3 Development of the scientific & technological pool of knowledge related to fusion physics and technology within the EURATOM framework Ob #4 Attaining and maintaining the national and regional leadership position in plasma sources physics and applications Ob #5 Space exploration and applications

20 Strategic Partnerships and Visibility: Events, Communications, Collaborations Strategic partnerships First, we have a strategic partnership with IFIN-HH, IFTM, UNIBUC, POLI, IFA with the purpose to build the largest laser European infrastructure namely ELI-NP. This long term partnership covers not only the ELI project but also the development of physics and general research in Romania. Secondly, there are important partnerships with large physics facilities under the umbrella of inter-governmental agreements: R3B Collaboration - FAIR, GSI, Darmstadt EURATOM Associations (EFDA) Joint European Torus (JET) IUCN Dubna, Russia European Space Agency (ESA) LHC - Large Hadron Collider, CERN, Geneva IAEA

21 Complex program, which deals with all the main direction of research; strongest contribution to plasma-wall interaction (PWI) Participation to JET Upgrade projects Fundamental aspects (essential contribution in understanding plasma processes besides experiments and numerical simulations) Strong correlation with the European Work Plan. However, in several cases we propose specific approaches, with contributions that are complementary to those of the other Associations Collaborations with many Associations M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

22 Contributions technological and fundamental research, within the European programme structures (EU Topical Groups, EU Task Forces): Plasma wall interactions (coating technologies, thin layers, surface cleaning, detritiation, irradiation effects). Experimental research on tokamak: diagnostics, fast ion physics, prevention of plasma disruption, results already used at JET. Fundamental research: non-linear effects in turbulence-induced transport; theoretical methods were developed for the analytical treatment of these processes. Since 2010: research on fusion materials. Since 2012: participation to the EFDA programme: ITER Physics Support Activities. M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

23 Examples of important achievements Major contribution to the EFDA-JET project ITER-like Wall at JET M. Vlad, Sesiune informativa, 5/03/

24 Technology and Manufacturing of 10 m W-coatings for the CFC tiles to be installed in JET Extension to JET divertor CMSII coating equipment general view CMSII discharge with 6 magnetrons Tungsten markers deposited on various substrates by CMSII technology To measure net errosion of W on divertor tiles 24

25 PRODUCTION OF BERYLLIUM COATINGS FOR INCONEL CLADDING AND BERYLLIUM TILE MARKERS Thermionic vacuum arc (TVA) method a b The equipment used for Beryllium tile Markers coatings Beryllium coatings on inconel: (a) as produced ; (b) after HHF test of 20 MJ m

26 Important contributions to the the understanding of fundamental processes in plasmas Physics of turbulence and transport in tokamak plasmas Statistical physics for anomalous transport in plasmas Mathematical modeling of transport processes Coherent flows in plasmas, plasma rotation 6 articles in Phys. Rev. Letters with only Romanian authors or first authors The Decorrelation Trajectory Method: diffusion in turbulent plasma Plasma rotation as quasicoherent flows and improved confinement Hamiltonian dynamics and stochastic processes 26

27 New organization of the integrated European fusion research - EFDA: closed at the ebd of Consortium of National Laboratories The roadmap to the realization of fusion energy Make fusion a credible energy option; This requires establishing an ambitious, yet realistic roadmap towards the demonstration of electricity production by elements: - The ITER project as the essential step towards energy production in a fast track ; - A single step (DEMO) between ITER and the commercial fusion power plant designed as a credible prototype for a power-producing fusion reactor, although in itself not fully technically or economically optimized ; - IFMIF, for material qualification under intense neutron irradiation, in parallel with ITER

28 1. Plasma Operation Inductive Steady state European MST + IC 2. Heat exhaust Baseline Advanced configuration and materials European MST +linear plasma + DTT + IC 3. Materials 4. Tritium Breeding ITER Test blanket programme Parallel Blanket Concepts CFETR (CN) FNS (US) 5. Safety DEMO decision Fusion electricity 6. DEMO CDA +EDA Construction Operation 7. Competitive Cost 8. Stellarator Low capital cost and long term technologies Stellarator optimization Burning Plasma Stellarator The missions o the realization of fusion electricity

29 Goal oriented research Mission 1. Plasma regimes of operation Mission 2. Heat-exhaust systems Mission 3. Neutron resistant materials Mission 4. Tritium self-sufficiency Mission 5. Implementation of the intrinsic safety features of fusion Mission 6. Integrated DEMO design and system development Mission 7. Competitive cost of electricity Mission 8. Stellarator Training and education. How to form Generation ITER. Breaking new frontiers The need for basic research -to progress physics understanding. -a programme, distinct from the project-oriented programme, that can be curiosity driven and should involve both theory and experiment.

30 New organization based on: Fusion Roadmap and EUROfusion Consortium MEdC answer to the call of the EUROfusion Consortium. We have accepted projects in 8 Work Packges with a total EC funding of 577,000 Euro (significantly more than in 2013) Problems related with the new organization very strong decrease of the total funding integrated research (with very ambitious Work Plan) X (EC) + 4X (members) = 5X X (EC) + X (members) = 2X Result: the countries with strong fusion program will perform most of the research independently (not according to the integrated WP) the countries that do not have fusion program will be practically excluded by the reduction of the budget with the factor 2.5 (with strong loss for the fusion research and for the EUROfusion)