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SCRF Accelerator Industry Stewardship Outlook . Ken Olsen SPAFOA Fermilab Meeting Nov. 13, 2012. Presentation Outline. SPAFOA Update Background (ref events and docs) Industrialization Goals Industry and markets International activities SCRF Industry outlook Industry issues.
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SCRF Accelerator Industry Stewardship Outlook Ken Olsen SPAFOA Fermilab Meeting Nov. 13, 2012
Presentation Outline • SPAFOA Update • Background (ref events and docs) • Industrialization Goals • Industry and markets • International activities • SCRF Industry outlook • Industry issues
SPAFOA Evolution • Chartered in 2005 as a 501 (c) 6 not for profit DC corporation titled the “Linear Collider Forum of the Americas” (LCFOA) • Reorganized in 2008 to the Superconducting Particle Accelerator Forum of the Americas (SPAFOA) with the changes to the ILC activities • Renamed in 2012 to the Superconducting Particle Accelerator Forum of America to reflect 100% US industry membership • Current membership totals 28 ~75% small high tech businesses in 15 States
SPAFOA Mission • Tech Transfer: Enhance US industry’s communications with DOE, labs, and universities to incorporate industry in RD&D as a early partner (mutual benefits) • Fair Procurement Policies: Promoting Government procurement policies that level the playing field for US suppliers (US jobs with US dollars) • Accelerator Applications: Identification of new accelerator applications for SCRF technology for US industry (growth businesses)
SPAFOA Meetings/Briefings • Conduct three member meetings/year at National Labs and universities: • Brookhaven: April 2011 • MSU FRIB: Oct 2011 • Argonne/Fermi: Jan 2012 • Jefferson Lab: April 2012 • Annual Capitol Hill briefings Note: All SPAFOA events are open to the public
Background Reports • Accelerators for Americas Future (June 2010) • OHEP Accelerator task Force Report (May 2012)
Accelerator Application Categories The Previous reports identified a multitude of potential accelerator applications in the following categories: • Energy and Environment • Medicine • Industry • Security and Defense • Discovery Science
Senate Request The Senate Energy Committee directs the Department to submit a … 10-year strategic plan … for accelerator technology research and development to advance accelerator applications in energy and the environment, medicine, industry, national security, and discovery science. Senate Report 112-075, p. 93. (Ordered to be printed September 7, 2011)
Recommended Stewardship Goals:SCRF Industry View SC should maximize investments in accelerator stewardship along the following goals: 1- Lower the first and operational cost of SC accelerator technology 2- Contribute to the major objectives of the Department 3- Contribute to accelerator issues across Government agencies 4- Grow the domestic accelerator industry (jobs and markets) These recommended goals represent a hierarchy and are not mutually exclusive. Co-funding by other than SC should increase as one works down the list
Accelerator Industry Segments Two relatively independent segments: • “Conventional” accelerator manufacturers 24,000 industrial applications* 9,000 medical uses* Low power, 30% produced in US* • Science based applications Unique large facilities Superconducting technology dominates * Communications with R. Hamm
SCRF Accelerator US Market Characteristics • Discovery science machines are billion dollar + programs, spaced years apart • Significant schedule and budget risks, may take a decade to go from design to construction • Major progress has been make in industrialization of SCRF accelerator technology • US industry now has the capability to produce cryomodules (this needs to be publicized more) • Industry can supply components such as cavities and SC magnets to the labs for development and test, this is not production • Most companies have other product lines • Other applications in energy (ADS) and defense (FEL) are feasible but long term, industry will not invest in them
International SCRF Market Characteristics • European and Asian companies are developing a strong capability with their government’s support. • EU funded projects like the XFEL award contracts to contributing country’s industries in proportion to their contribution • TIARA (Test infrastructure and Accelerator Research Area) under development as a European accelerator R&D facility for sustainable accelerator science and technologies in Europe (11 partners/ 8 countries) • Major Japanese laboratory accelerator facilities are contracted to large Japanese industries
SCRF Accelerator Market Discovery Science • Ongoing Projects FRIB CEBAF Upgrade NSLS II • Potential Future Projects Project X NGLS ILC (R&D with potential large production) e-RHIC
Stewardship Pathways • A viable US high tech accelerator industrial base is a critical component to the success of SC stewardship plan • US industry must maintain and increase its capability to produce equipment for new applications identified in the international marketplace • Government can help by examining its policies and procedures to increase this domestic capability by: • Emphasizing “best value” and “total project cost” in laboratory procurement evaluation criteria • Streamlining and standardization of procurement processes and procedures • Coordination of major procurement levelize schedules
Lab-Industry Collaboration There are 3 basic funding vehicles : • Government funded: Direct contracts to industry • Cost sharing: Industry pays a portion • Licensing of lab developed IP Note: Any industry investment in a stewardship project will consider ROI as the first order decision criteria
Industry IssueStewardship R&D planning • Stewardship stakeholder boards should set up a mechanism to allow early inputs from industry on topical area selection • Domestic economic growth should be given a high priority • Industry should coordinate a process to coordinate their input to the boards
Industry IssueLaboratory Facility Access DOE laboratories have made major investments in R&D, test, and cryomodule assembly facilities. • SC should develop procedures to allow industry to utilize these facilities at reasonable rates • SC should develop procedures for industry to do proprietary R&D work at these facilities incl. IARC • European and Asian facilities are efficiently shared by their industries
Competition Issues US industry competes with international companies for US funded procurements • Laboratory Procurement Practices, competitive evaluation criteria should consider advantages of US companies within FAR i.e. “best value” • Contribution of added experience to SC’s stewardship program should be considered in selection criteria. • EU companies get VAT tax refunded with US purchases
SUMMARY • US SCRF industry fully supports SC’s accelerator stewardship initiative • Stewardship must be a joint Government/ industry effort to succeed • Industry welcomes the opportunity to work with SC as the stewardship activity moves forward