Overview of U.S. Preparations for ITER

1. Overview of U.S. Preparations for ITER Positioning the US to achieve its Burning Plasma interests through ITER Ned Sauthoff Fusion Power Associates Washington, DC November 19, 2003

2. NRC12/2002 - 2003 Congress FESAC Burning Plasma Panel 9/2001 Snowmass Summer Study 7/2002 FESAC 2/2002- 9/2002 DOE OMB OSTP White House 1/2003 DOE/SC Cost Assessment11/2002 Preparations leading to the Presidential Decision… UFA work- shops What further preparations are needed to position the US to achieve its Burning Plasma interests?

3. ~2014 ~2006 ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

4. Upcoming ITER-related activities • “Levels of Interest” in packages for “in-kind contributions” • Contributing input to discussions Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

5. Blanket Module421 modules Toroidal Field CoilNb3Sn, 18 coils Vacuum Vessel9 sectors Port Plug 6 heating 3 test blankets 2 limiters rem. diagnostics Poloidal Field CoilNb-Ti, 6 coils Central SolenoidNb3Sn, 6 modules Cryostat24 m high x 28 m dia. Divertor54 cassettes Major Components of ITER

6. Direct Capital “Value”

7. Overview of the ITER Construction “Value”

8. Guidelines for the US in-kind offers • The total value of the US offers matches the negotiated percentages • The cost of the the US offer is within the Administration’s dollar-limit • in-kind and in-cash contributions • construction management, and • US domestic agency, contingencies, reserves, … • The scope is of interest to “the US” • The scope is consistent with US capabilities • The scope is consistent with US export controls,US Trade Representatives’ guidelines, etc.

9. US cost-estimation for each procurement-area of interest US area experts (labs and universities)

10. US cost-estimation for procurement-areas of interest Magnet Systems[Minervini (MIT)] Diagnostics [Young/Johnson (PPPL)] Ion Cyclotron H&CD [Swain (ORNL) / Hosea (PPPL)] Electron Cyclotron H&CD [Temkin (MIT) / Hosea (PPPL)] Divertor [Ulrickson (SNL)] Tritium [Willms (LANL)] Vacuum Pumping and Fueling System [Gouge (ORNL)] Conventional Systems [Hill (LLNL)] US area experts (labs and universities)

11. ITER Procurement Packages Comparison of ITER valueand US cost US cost foradditional R&D and Design ITER Cost Worksheets US supporting program to position the US procurement packages cost sheets US cost-estimation for each procurement-area of interest US area experts (labs and universities) US industry

12. Burning Plasma Progam Advisory Committee • Membership • Stewart Prager (U. Wis.), chair • Mohamed Abdou (UCLA) • Réjean Boivin (GA) • Harold Forsen • Jeffrey Freidberg (MIT) • Richard Hawryluk (PPPL) • E. Bickford Hooper (LLNL) • Stan Milora (ORNL) • Gerald Navratil (Columbia) • Tony Taylor (GA) • George Tynan (UCSD) • Michael Ulrickson (Sandia) • James Van Dam (UTex)

13. BPPAC criteria, metrics and priorities for US contributions 1. US research positioning (High) • Metric: Extent to which activity positions the US for key science/technology roles in ITER 2. ITER-value per dollar (High) • Metric: ITER value/(US cost of full scope of ITER-specific R&D + design + fab + contingency) 3. Relative value or strength of US contribution to ITER (High/Medium) • Metric: High relative strength to meet a critical need of the ITER project 4. Contributions to US fusion research program (Medium) • Metric: Enhancement of US capability for activity both in ITER and outside ITER 5. Enhancement of fusion-relevant capability of US industry (Medium/Low) • Metric: Extent activity increases industrial capability in fusion areas 6. Development of US fusion workforce (Low) • Metric: Extent to which activity builds a suitable US fusion science and technology work force.

14. Upcoming ITER-related activities • “Levels of Interest” in packages for “in-kind contributions” • Contributing input to discussions Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

15. NSSG-GroupsArea US emphasis • Management Structure effectiveness Strong project management • technical control(design integration, change control, …) • procurement control (vendor qualifications, inspections, progress payments, …)

16. ILE Council Science and Technology Advisory Committee Management Advisory Committee Auditors Host country Director-General (DG) ILE Staff (professionals + support staff) Supporting Services Support for Project Management, Computer Network Technical works, etc. Central Team Contracts Field Team Field Team Field Team for construction phase Domestic Agency Domestic Agency Domestic Agency Conceptual ITER Organizational Structure

17. NSSG-GroupsArea US emphasis • Management Structure effectiveness • Staffing accessibility • Procurement Systems/Methods in-kind/in-cash changes • Procurement Allocations project success US interests

18. Status of Procurement Allocations • For each site-option, most packages have been provisionally assigned • In this provisional allocation, the US has a spectrum of packages that: • matches the negotiated value • involves the US in key science and technology areas of interest • is within the US dollar limit (including in-kind, in-cash, contingencies, domestic activity, …) • The provisional allocation is subject to review by others: • US export controls, …. • Next steps: • Allocation of remaining packages after site- and cost-sharing agreement • Discussions of coordination with other parties

19. NSSG-GroupsArea US emphasis • Management Structure effectiveness • Staffing accessibility • Procurement Systems/Methods in-kind/in-cash; changes • Procurement Allocations project success and US interests • Resource Management Regulations visibility and changes • Risk recognition and management • Intellectual Property benefits and protection • Decommissioning amount and timing of the funds

20. Upcoming ITER-related activities • Performance of “Home Team” tasks • Secondees • Naka • Garching • ITER Site (future) Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

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22. ITA Task Requests • Magnet • Qualification of industrial suppliers of Nb3Sn strands with increased value of Jc • Conductor performance and design criteria (transverse load effects) • CS jacket weld defect assessment • Stress analysis of the helium inlet regions • Divertor • Divertor Diagnostic Side Plates Design • Design of Special Divertor Diagnostic Cassettes including cassettes with in-vessel viewing access • Tolerance Study of the Divertor • Safety Computer Codes

23. Physics Tasks and Working Group • Neoclassical Tearing Modes in Inductive Operation • Resistive Wall Modes in Non-inductively Driven Plasma • Disruptions and their mitigation in Inductive Operation • Plasma control • Plasma transport simulations • Divertor • Edge pedestal and ELMs in Inductive Operation • Diagnostic Working Group

24. Upcoming ITER-related activities • Performance of “Home Team” tasks • Secondees • Naka • Garching • ITER Site (future) Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

25. Secondees requested by the IT • completing design and writing technical procurement specifications for "long-lead" items • CS manufacturing, coil winding instrumentation, conductors • divertor, high heat flux components • blanket (shield and FW) • cryostat and vacuum system • layout review of the tritium plant and cryogenic distribution • taking over the design for IC, EC and CODAC systems • diagnostics definition and integration

26. Upcoming ITER-related activities • Development of the US ITER Project Management Plan • Positioning the US to perform agreed procurements • Performance of long-lead-time work on Critical Path Tasks • US reviews Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

27. Upcoming ITER-related activities • R&D and Design on Diagnostics, Heating and Current Drive Systems • Re-establish US participation in the ITER Test Blanket Program • Experiments, theory and modeling aimed at key questions for burning plasmas (design and operation) • Planning for the ITER Research Phase Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

28. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction • Secondees • “In-kind” contributions • “Cash-fund” contributions Participate in IGNITOR, if Italy builds it

29. Secondees • During the EDA, the US provided ~35 secondees to the Joint Central Team. • The construction-phase secondee-assignments would be to a combination of: • the ITER site, and • Field Teams in the ITER party territories • 10% of the total ITER Central Construction Management Team professional staff level would be comparable to our EDA level: ~8-12 professionals at the ITER Site ~10-13 professionals on Field Teams

30. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction • US: Scientific Merit should be the dominant criterion • US: “Magnitude of contribution”, rather than “Nature of contribution” should matter for decision-making Participate in IGNITOR, if Italy builds it

31. US actions on Research Participation in ITER • Development of the US Burning Plasma program, integrating with the domestic and international programs • Drafting visions and plans for ITER research operations • Participation in the International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA)

32. ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Research Operations Construction

33. How do we position the US to meet US interests? • Focusing on ITER Project and Program Success • Contributing project-enabling concepts into international Negotiations • Preparing for a 2006 US Start-of-Construction • Assessing possible US in-kind offers • Participating in the ITA by tasks and secondees • Establishing an effective US ITER Team • Positioning for ITER Research • Performing BP-supporting research on key issues (ITPA) • Establishing excellence in leading tokamak research • Developing world-class remote collaborations tools

34. US interests guiding US preparations • Study of Burning Plasmas (cf. G. Navratil) • Fusion technologies (cf. C. Baker) • U.S. Industry (R. Iotti) • As a Step Towards Fusion Power (R. Goldston) • Developing a truly international approach to the conception, design, construction and operation of major science and technology programs