Magnetic Fusion Power Development for Global Warming Suppression

Jiangang Li1 (j_li@ipp.ac.cn), Jie Zhang2, Xuru Duan3

1. Institute of Plasma Physics,CAS, 2. Shanghai Jiaotong University3. South West Institute of Physics, CNNC 22nd FEC, Oct.13-18, 2008, Geneva

Content

• Energy Needs in 21st Century

• Revolution of Energy Sources

• Can We make Contribution by Fusion Energy

Development

• Accelerating the Development of Fusion Energy

Anticipation of Energy Demand over the World before 2050

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Energy Needs over the World

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Energy Needs in IndiaAnticipation of Energy Demand in India before 2030

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Anticipation of Energy Demand in China before 2050

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Energy Needs in China

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(75% coal at moment and about 60% in 2050)

Global Warming Becomes More Apparent

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CO2 Emissions Increase with Fuel ConsumptionEvolution from 1971 to 2004 of World

Total Final Consumption by Fuel CO2 Emissions by FuelMtoe Mt of CO2

• China’s CO2 emission (5.06 billion ton) – 2nd largest in the world – 18% of the total amount– Below the world average level per capita

Global Warming Becomes More Apparent

CO2 Emission in the World

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What if Greenland Breakup and Melt Away ?

The Sea level Today

If Greenland breakup and melt away

The sea level will rise

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Greenland Seasonal Ice Melt in 1992

Technology Innovation to Reduce CO2 EmissionClimate Change

Low Carbon Economy

Near Zero Emission

Energy Technology R&D

IGCC (Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle)

CO2 capture and sequestration

Reduce the cost of wind and solar power generation

4th generation nuclear power technique & fusion energy

Alternate fuels for transportation

Hydrogen energy

Revolution of Energy Sources Efforts Made in China

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Roadmap for Renewable Energy Power Technology-20% in 2050

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Large-scale development for wind power, steady development for biomass power

Breakthrough for solar power, form an integrate renewable industry chain

Renewable energy play a leading role

Onshore demonstration and generalizeOffshore demonstration and generalize

Photovoltaic generation plant demonstration connected to the grid

Solar heat power plant demonstration connected to the gridGasification power plant demonstration and generalizeCombustion power plant demonstration and generalize

heat pump, refrigeration, power generation demonstration and generalize Continuously develop

Efforts Made in China

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10Mw 100Mw10-100Mw

Roadmap for Advanced Nuclear Power Technology-15% in 2050

Efforts Made in China

2010 2020 2030 2040 2050Promotion of 2nd plus fission reactorDemonstration

of 3rd advanced PWR Promotion of 3rd advanced

PWRTryout depleted fuel reprocessing of PWR Commercial depleted

fuel reprocessing for PWR

Tryout depleted fuel reprocessing of fast reactor

Demonstration of fast reactor

Fast reactor module4th generation of commercial nuclear fast reactor

Commercial depleted fuel reprocessing for fast reactor

Demonstration of fusion reactor

Commercial fusion reactor

Nuclear

Commercialization of 3rd generation nuclear power

3rd generation nuclear power bulk-built & fast reactor module established

Fast reactor Steady developed & fusion energy breakthroughs made

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Future Targets of Nuclear Energy in China

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• Accounts for 15% of total installed electric capacity• Replace 1billon ton of coal• Formation of thermal reactor - fast reactor binary

nuclear power system• Accounts for 8% of total installed electric

capacity• Replace 0.4billon ton of coal• Develop nuclear power plant built in coastal area , east and central of China

• Accounts for 5% of total installed electric capacity

• Replace 0.18 billon ton of coal• Develop nuclear power plant in

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CO2 Emission Trend in China With & Without Control

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Efforts Made in China

Can We make Contribution by Fusion Energy Development

An environmentally responsible source of almost limitless energyFusion Scientist: Making a “Sun” on Earth

Can Fusion Play a Role in This Century

When?2018-2038 ITER2030-2050 DEMO2040-2060 Proto-Type2050-- First Power Plant

2060: 5-7 GW power plant2070: 352080 702090 1402100 280 (x3=450!)

How?5 % of total primary energyFusion power plant in 2100

China : 150India : 150EU : 50US : 50Japan : 30KOREA: 20Total: 450 GW plant

Questions

• – How long will it take? Next 50 years• – Why’s it taking so long?Technical difficulties, limited financial and human resources• Do we really need another (moving) 50 years?It took only 8 years for US land on moon in 60s!• –Can we strengthen and accelerate the path to fusion

power?

Accelerating the Development of Fusion Energy

New era of Fusion :Significant progresses have been achieved

within 50 years

ITER, broader approach, new superconducting devices in Asia, urgent need for new generation of energy.

More serious consideration of DEMO

GAP analysis, Road map, FAST track…

GAP Analysis: 30-35 years to Demo

10 year 10 years 10 years 10 years 10 yearsBuild ITER Run ITER Build Run Build+ IFMIF +IFMIF DEMO DEMO proto-type

Can we Speed Up Fusion Development

• A successful ITER project via strong international cooperation

• Start IFMIF site decision as soon as possible• Start DEMO design with strong industry

involvement now• Most important is to demonstration of

electricity generation within 20 years with reduced mission

Expanded International CooperationITERJET, JT-60U, JT-60SAASDEX-U, DIII-D, HL-2A(M),

C-ModEAST, KSTAR, Tore-SupraMAST, NSTX,SST-1, HT-7,TCV, TEXTOR, FTULHD, W7-XIFMIF(?)Small tokomaksTotal: about 1 B $/year exclude

ITER

ITERJET-classKSATR-classMAST-U-classLHD-classIFMIFSmall tokomaksTotal: less than 1 B $/y !

Necessary test facilities: magnets, H& CD , remote handling, heat flux..

A CTF

EDEMO (within 20 years?) Electricity generation with reduced mission

Electricity generationNo need real steady stateBurning plasma controlSufficient T BreedingAs a CTFH2 productionTesting tokamak system

availability (reliability, buildability,operability and maintainability)

Pfusion~200MW, t = a few hours to weeks

Based on existing technologies:Option 1: Pure FusionA FDF-class with SC coilsOr:A ST-type compact device

Option 2: Fusion –Fission hybrid Fusion: Q=1-3, P=30-50MW Fission: M= 20-30, Pt = 0.3-1.5GWOr:ITER-type machine with different

blanket: Pt =5GW, Pe=1.5GW

A More Bold Approach is Needed

Why?天时： Very urgent need for new energy (especially for developing country), fusion is one of very few options and easily convinced by public.地利： ITER starts in Caderache, fusion need in Korea, Russia, especially China and India. 人和 : Wide cooperation in fusion lasted for 50 years and will be strengthen in future.

A More Bold Approach is Needed

How? A quick decision on IFMIF: Site, construction, operation, on schedule! Early establishment of DEMO/EDEMO design

groups with strong involvement from industry Based on global cooperation (better not fully joint

project) Well organized global teams (EU,US,CN.. Could

be a few DEMOs)

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• Very Strong Supports from top leaders to public

• Start a new MCF program

ITER-CN with industry

Domestic MCF

Efforts from ChinaEfforts from China

China needs fusion more urgent and would like to be the first user of fusion energy

Summary• Fusion development comes to a new era with

significant progress during past 50 years.• It is too long to wait for another 50 year to get

electricity by fusion.• A much more aggressive approach should be

taken with even greater international collaboration towards the early use of fusion energy to meet the urgent needs for energy and global warming suppression.