Brief Status of ITER TBM
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A High-Level Ad Hoc Group (AHG) met April 10-11, per request of the ITER
Council.
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In that meeting, Parties intentions were stated, port allocation was agreed
to, and a document on “Implementation of the Test Blanket Module
(TBM) Programme under the ITER Agreement” was developed and sent
to the ITER Council.
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Only the US and Russia did not request to be TBM leaders. The US will be
a “supporting party” and will collaborate with other parties. The US
“reserved the right” to be a concept leader in the future.
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The Port allocation agreed to is:
EU leads HCLL and HCPB in one port. (EU Port Master)
J leads WCCB, KO leads HCCB (J Port Master)
CN leads HCCB, IN leads LLCB (CN Port Master)
A surprise here is that CN will lead Solid breeder, not liquid breeder. But they
indicated that their domestic program will fully fund both HCCB and DFLL.
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Brief Status of ITER TBM
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(Cont’d)
The ITER Council reviewed in its July meeting the document prepared by the AHG on
“Implementation of the Test Blanket Module (TBM) Programme under the ITER
Agreement”.
The ITER Council:
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(i) Supported the undertaking of the Test Blanket Module (TBM) Programme within the framework
of the ITER Agreement on the basis of the principles set out in the proposal from the IO
(Attachment 13);
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(ii) Noted that some reservations had been expressed concerning the character of the TBM
activity (whether it is an additional activity or one that is already included under the provisions of
the ITER Agreement), the treatment of Intellectual Property, in particular Background Intellectual
Property, some financial aspects concerning the attribution of costs and the functions of the
proposed TBM Programme Committee, and encouraged the Members, in cooperation with theIO,
to work towards prompt resolution of any reservations;
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(iii) Invited the IO to prepare, in close cooperation with the Members and after consultation with
STAC and MAC where appropriate, a proposal on the implementation of the TBM Programme,
including the membership and terms of reference of the TBM Programme Committee, taking into
account applicable national laws and regulations of the Host State, for decision by the Council at
its next meeting.
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Brief Status of ITER TBM
(Cont’d)
• A TBWG meeting has been scheduled for November 5-7, 2008
in France
– US Delegation will include M. Abdou, M. Hechler, R. Kurtz, C.
Wong, A. Ying
• From the technical point of view, each ITER component is officially
defined by a System Requirements Document (SRD). Therefore,
also the TBM Systems are defined by a SRD, and in particular, by
the ITER SRD-5.6
• There will be a review of SRD-5.6 (for TBM) in December 2008.
– M. Hechler and C. Wong will be the US members on this Review
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Key Principle in Planning FNST Activities: Maintain FNST
Core Capability under all Program/Funding Scenarios
• Keep research focus on areas with high scientific content and
potential for an improved vision of a fusion energy system.
Key areas where US has and should continue to be world leader:
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LM MHD theory, modeling and experiments
Integrated Simulation Predictive Capability (ISPC)
Fuel Cycle Dynamics
Tritium Science and Control
And
– Train and empower next generation of FNST researchers and
program leaders
• Encourage and participate in material R&D from FNST point of
view
– Functional materials to enable high temperature operation using
ferritic steel (e.g., SiC composite FCI, Be12Ti, corrosion barrier
layers)
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