Areas of common interest for EU-US collaboration on DCLL and

suggested actions

2nd EU-US DCLL Workshop University of California, Los Angeles, Nov. 14-15 th, 2014

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Both EU and US are interested in implementing a collaboration in breading blanket technologies and more specifically in the DCLL

Objective: Collaboration between Eurofusion and UCLA

Formal procedure still to be clarified in the EU side, but

an implementation in steps is proposed:- identify one or two specific activities (including workprogramme and required resources) for 2015, to be implemented as soon as possible- identify other possible topics to be implemented in the future and to be discussed in more detail during next year

3/18

Scope of the collaborationJoint activity

Could include:Interchange of peopleJoint experimentsIntrumentation developmentJoint improvement of experimental facilitiesExchange of prototypesModeling and code development and benchmarking,…

4/18

Specific collaboration topics

Follow German company with the flow meter

5/18

Sandwich-type FCI testing at Maple PbLi looppossible parameters (insulator material, inner metallic material, thickness of both of them)EU-US collaboration for materials irradiation?

CIEMAT PbLi loop design and construction

LiPb loop components development (e.i. pumps)

Share EU DCLL DEMO configuration design to perform joint studies

Tritium modelling code development, benchmarking and specific design analysis

MHD code development , benchmarking , verification and validation and specific design analysis

SiC development and characterization

Ceramic breeder blanket joint activities

A Joint Study to:• Agree on a Science-Based Framework to identify sequence of

experiments and models and to define parameters to measure progress

• Define the optimum range of parameters and capabilities required in new blanket facilities over the next 5-7 years to study multiple effects / multiple interactions and partially integrated

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Other topics of interest

We are now in mostly “Separate Effects” stage. We Need to move to “multiple effects/multiple interactions” to discover new phenomena and enable future integrated tests in ITER

TBM and FNSF

Next 3-7 Years???

Now

TBM in ITER & FNSF

in FNSF2 or more facilities will be needed, plus TBM in ITER/FNSF DD Phase

•Scientific Feasibility

•Performance Verification

Property Measurement

Phenomena Exploration

(non-neutron test stands, fission reactors and accelerator-based neutron sources)

Non-Fusion Facilities

•Concept Screening

Engineering Development & Reliability Growth

Testing in Fusion Facilities

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Theory/Modeling

BasicSeparateEffects

Multiple Effect/Interactions

PartiallyIntegrated

Integrated

Design Codes/Data

Component

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Next steps?

9/18

Next stepsClarify formal procedure to be followed (in both sides)

Agree on specific workprogramme for the short-term collaborations and start to work on them

To stablish a working group to develop the long-term workprogramme (a report with proposals –including workprogramme, resources required, …- to be produced for June 15?)