7th DEMO Workshop (2020)

 

With the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), the worldwide magnetic fusion programme has begun a transition from a fusion science activity to one aimed at producing fusion energy on an industrial, power plant scale. This is driving an increased emphasis on a fusion technology programme which, along with ITER and accompanying national programmes research, will bring fusion as a power source within our reach. While internationally there is no agreement on a single roadmap to fusion, the science and technology issues to be resolved for fusion power to become a reality are identified and broadly accepted. Resolving these issues and understanding the options for next-step nuclear fusion facilities are of common interest, even if the emphases and priorities vary from nation to nation. Thus, there is substantial scope to add value to the programme by international cooperation and networking. Against this backdrop, the IAEA has established a series of annual Demonstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO) Programme Workshops to facilitate international collaboration on defining and coordinating DEMO programme activities.

The main purpose of this seventh workshop in the series is to discuss a subset of key DEMO scientific and technical issues with the aim of defining the facilities and programme activities that can lead to their resolution. The workshop output, to be documented in summary presentations and a report to the IAEA and subsequent journal publication, will be information that could be used by any interested party as input for the planning of activities on the path to a DEMO facility. Opportunities to make greater progress through international collaboration will be identified, ideally leading to coordination or joint work where beneficial. To promote continuity in the workshop series, participants will propose the set of topics for the next workshop(s) in the series, considering the status, expected progress and need for international discussion with regard to the various DEMO issues.

All persons wishing to participate in the event have to be designated by an IAEA Member State or should be members of organizations that have been invited to attend.

About 60 managers and experts from IAEA Member States and International Organizations are expected to attend the event. Participants should be actively involved in the topics of the event.

In order to be designated by an IAEA Member State, participants are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) to their competent national authority (e.g. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Permanent Mission to the IAEA or National Atomic Energy Authority) for onward transmission to the IAEA by 30 September 2021.Participants who are members of an organization invited to attend are requested to send the Participation Form (Form A) through their organization to the IAEA by above deadline.

Speakers (all invited) shall also send a completed and duly signed Form B for Submission of a Paper with the abstract of their presentation to the IAEA by 30 September 2021 together with form A to the appropriate Governmental representative authority.

PUBLICATIONS

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Electronic proceedings of the workshop, consisting of slides, will be made available to all participants on an open access website.

A summary of the workshop discussions and outcomes in the form of a scientific paper will be published in Nuclear Fusion journal under the coordination of the Chair of the International Programme Advisory Committee as well as the IAEA Scientific Secretary.

This paper will be coordinated by the DPWS-7 chair. Each session chair assisted by the corresponding co-chair should provide a written summary of his/her session that will subsequently be used in preparing the paper.

KEY DEADLINES

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30 September 2020	Deadline for submission of Forms A and B through the appropriate governmental authority
17 November 2021	Event begins

INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMME ADVISORY COMMITTEE

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 The International Programme Advisory Committee is composed of the following members:

Min Xu (chair)	China
Elizabeth Surrey (co- chair)	Independent advisor
Yoshiteru Sakamoto	Japan
Boris Kuteev	Russian Federation
Keeman Kim	Rep. of Korea
Mike Gorley	UK
Minyou Ye	China
Nagato Yanagi	Japan
Charles Kessel	USA
Mohamed Abdou	USA
Philip Ferguson	USA
Klaus Hesch	EU- Germany
Wolfgang Biel	EU - Germany
Francesco Maviglia	EU - Germany

Scientific Secretary