Mid-Term Evaluation Recommendations for EUROfusion Consortium Projects

WPEnR 3rd FSD Planning meeting D.Kalupin This work has been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium, funded by the European Union via the Euratom Research and Training Programme (Grant Agreement No 101052200 EUROfusion). Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or the European Commission. Neither the European Union nor the European Commission can be held responsible for them.

WP Organization EnR provides a special path to bring new ideas and techniques into the programme in ways not easily achieved within the strongly goal- oriented main WPs. (bottom up approach) WP ENR: Enabling Research IFE: Inertial Fusion Energy MAT: Material MOD: Theory & Modelling TEC: Technology & Systems 01: Projects 2021-2024 02: Projects 2024-2025 01: Projects 2021-2024 02: Projects 2024-2025 01: Projects 2021-2024 02: Projects 2024-2025 01: Projects 2021-2024 02: Projects 2024-2025 Scientific Objectives are defined following project proposals submitted in reply to the CfP, evaluated by the responsible Scientific Board and accepted by the GA (21) 33 -5.3 (projects: 2021-2024) EPFL CEA FZJ DIFFER FZJ IAP IPPLM IST JSI IST MPG UT KIT VR MPG VTT Monitoring of activities is by the responsible Scientific Board and the PMU SB-EnR.IFE SB-EnR.MAT SB-E-TASC SB-EnR.TEC 2 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Close monitoring by dedicated Scientific Boards For the monitoring of 2022 activities each Scientific Board have met twice, for The Mid-Term evaluation 3rd SB.ENR-IFE (Mid Term Review - EnR projects) 3rd SB.ENR-MAT (Mid Term Review - EnR projects) 6th E-TASC Scientific Board (Mid Term Review - EnR projects) 3rd SB.ENR-TEC (Mid Term Review - EnR projects) The annual progress review 4th SB.ENR-IFE (Monitoring of 2022 activities) 4th SB.ENR-MAT (Monitoring of 2022 activities) 8th E-TASC Scientific Board (Monitoring of ENR-MOD 2022 activities) 4th SB.ENR-TEC (Monitoring of 2022 activities) No issues which would require the escalation to the FSD PB have been reported by any of the board. 3 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Recommendations from the Mid-Term evaluation The expected outcome from some ENR projects is considered for support and implementation under other areas of EUROfusion programme (upon the project completion). Inertial fusion Energy project The IFE project demonstrates a substantial progress in most of areas showing an overall experimental activity in most of the proposed laser facilities. Some of deliverables are still not fully reached by the project team due to: UK Brexit; the pandemic; and the Russian attack to Ukraine. (Extension of the project duration within currently allocated budget can be considered) Material projects All five projects perform according to the schedule, all deliverables and milestones are on track. (For a couple of projects more adjustment of the scope following the recommendation from the SB have been implemented, meaning focusing on a smaller number of mostpromising samples or manufacturing techniques) Theory and Modelling projects All projects are on schedule and making significant progress in all topics, reflected by a good set of publications and conference presentations. (The knowledge on ANN/ML methods shall in future be maintained by one of the ACHs) Technology and Systems projects Significant progress is demonstrated for all projects, including the development of tools and methods. (The possibility to apply MIMO technique on other devices can be considered) 4 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

WP Main Objectives & Summary of Achievements Monitoring of 2022 activities is accomplished. In general, a good progress have been made in all EnR areas, all projects developing according to the agreed work plan. WP activity reports (Level-3): ENR-IFE: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/default.aspx?uid=2PUARS ENR-MAT: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/default.aspx?uid=2PTLGY ENR-MOD: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/default.aspx?uid=2PUJVS ENR-TEC: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/default.aspx?uid=2PTVJT Technical report: WPEnR: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/?uid=2QBFBQ Grant Deliverable reports: WPEnR: https://idm.euro-fusion.org/default.aspx?uid=2QFLJ5 Mid-Term Evaluation reports: WPEnR: http://idm.euro-fusion.org/?uid=2PVA5Q 5 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Calls for proposals of projects 2024-2025 Time line: Mar-2023 26-May-2023 Sept - 2023 Oct-2023 Nov-2023 01-Jan-2024 --- Issue Call for full proposals --- Closing date for submitting full proposals --- SB provides final recommendation to the Programme Manager --- General Assembly decide on PM proposal (estimated date) --- PMU informs PIs on the outcome. KOMs and recruitment can start --- Start of projects Involvement of PLs: During the selection phase cross check the overlaps with main WPs (in case of strong overlap the proposal can be rejected by the SB mechanically) Execution phase stay in touch Post execution accommodate relevant knowledge and technology developed in EnR under main WPs 6 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Calls for proposals of projects 2024-2025 Proposals: Reference No. Title IFE-01 IFE-02 Magnetized inertial confinement fusion Foams as a Pathway to Energy from high gain direct drive ignition (FoPIFE) Reference No. Title MAT-01 MAT-02 MAT-03 MAT-04 MAT-05 MAT-06 MAT-07 MAT-08 MAT-09 Solute effect on void growth suppression in tungsten A graphene/tungsten heterostructure for Tokamak first wall material: a proof of concept Laser-generated plasmas for studies of first-wall Tokamak materials irOn-based supeRconducting wIres for fusiON (ORION) Laser-assisted chemical vapor deposition process of tungsten for the application of plasma facing materials Hydrogen Embrittlement of Tungsten Plasma-Facing Materials (HEW-PFM): Zeus Forehead or Achilles' Heel? Analysis of the impact of irradiation defects on hydrogen interaction in selected plasma-facing materials New dielectric functional materials and interfaces (DFMI) Theoretical and Experimental analysis CrTaVWA (A= Ti or Fe) high entropy alloys as thermal barriers Searching for spinel-structured materials with varying cation composition and enhanced radiation tolerance as optical windows for fusion applications Behaviour of a three-layer metallic material under the influence of a dense beam of hydrogen and helium ions Dual phase open connectivity materials: A brake for hydrogen transport? The impact of boron intermixing in PFC on atomic, structural and mechanical features: sputter yields, near-surface morphology, and fuel retention. MAterial DAMage INduced by Runaway Electron Deposition [MADAM IN RED] MAT-10 MAT-11 MAT-12 MAT-13 MAT-14 MAT-15 He effects in concentrated equiatomic refractory alloys with increasing chemical complexity: from medium to high entropy alloys 7 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Calls for proposals of projects 2024-2025 Proposals: Reference No. Title MOD-01 MOD-02 MOD-03 MOD-04 MOD-05 MOD-06 MOD-07 MOD-08 MOD-09 Magnetic reconnection in tokamaks: from theoretical foundations to solutions for fusion energy The treatment of zonal structures in reduced transport models (ZoRed) HYGIENIC Development of multiphysics fusion simulations for HPC environments Quasilinear Transport Models for Stellarators and Shaped Tokamaks 1D to 4D tomographic inversion methods for energetic particle measurements in burning plasmas The role of X-point physics in Tokamak plasmas: models and validation (XPPT) Investigation of Lagrangian Coherent Structures as barriers to chaotic transport in hot plasmas Testing the Plasma Staircase as a Proxy for Accessing Improved Confinement and Containing Nonlocal Transport (PRONTO) MOD-10 MOD-11 MOD-12 Integral kernel approach to modelling wave heating of stellarator plasmas : theory and numerical implementation. Application of Quantum Computing to Plasma Fusion Hamiltonian and Deep Learning methods for equilibrium and stability of flowing tokamak plasmas with energetic particles MOD-13 MOD-14 DESTOM: Deterministic-Stochastic Modeling of Magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) and transport equations for tokamak phenomena Improving resilience of tokamak divertors to transients MOD-15 Vapour Shielding Capability Development Cross-Code Benchmarking and Experimental Validation MOD-16 Elaboration, testing and benchmarking RF numerical model for fusion devices based on new form of Maxwell s equations Developing machine learning algorithms for physics-informed, data-driven core-edge integration models to enable plasma scenario digital twinning MOD-17 8 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Calls for proposals of projects 2024-2025 Proposals: Reference No. Title TEC-01 TEC-02 TEC-03 TEC-04 TEC-05 TEC-06 Demonstration of a Travelling Wave Array antenna for Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating in WEST Turbulence Control through Feedback of Zonal Flows High confinement scenarios at positive and negative triangularity in the SMART spherical tokamak Advancing the diagnosis of hydrogen molecules in divertor relevant plasmas Verification and control of fuel composition for optimized performance of fusion reactors A groundbreaking innovative Electron Cyclotron Emission diagnostics for next step fusion experiments, based on THz-TDS technology Measurement of atomic hydrogen and deuterium densities in fusion relevant plasmas using two-photon absorption laser induced fluorescence with femtosecond pulses (fs-TALIF) Novel dual-harmonic gyrotrons for DEMO featuring fast switching between distant frequencies: concept elaboration and experimental demonstration of key elements Aspects of controlling non-metals dissolved in liquid-metal breeding materials: Development of a hydrogen pump, qualification of non- metal sensors, influence of oxygen on hydrogen chemistry TEC-07 TEC-08 TEC-09 TEC-10 TEC-11 TEC-12 Sub-terahertz radiometers using photonics technologies Rapid Prototyping Platform for Stellarator Reactor Configurations Data-rich experimental validation of fusion component multiphysics simulations TEC-13 Surrogate Modelling and Systems Simulation Coupling for Complex MHD Flows in Fusion Component Flow Networks 9 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June

Outlook 2024 Largest number of projects running contemporary (2021-2024 and 2024-2025) Final report / meeting / closure of 2021-2024 projects Some points for discussion Link between EnR and main WPs Availability of information regarding EnR (WiKi, IDM, seminars, ???) Continuation of selected activities (following the feedback by PLs) AI models MIMO control 2MW gyrotron ??? 10 D.Kalupin | 3rd FSD PM | 13-16 June