# Presentation: 278839

##                                  U.S. Department of Energy’s                                Office of Science

- Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee Meeting

**Dr. N. Anne Davies**
- Associate Director
- for Fusion Energy Sciences
*March 5, 2003*

**Fusion Energy Sciences Program**

_**www.ofes.fusion.doe.gov**_

## FY 2004 Congressional Budget Request

- Conduct ITER-specific experiments on DIII-D and C-MOD
- Refocus SciDAC on an integrated simulation project supporting burning plasma physics
- Establish fusion plasma science “Centers of Excellence”
- Curtail international collaborations in order to support ITER
- QPS design efforts continue

***FY 2004 Congressional Budget Request***
***Comparison to FY 2003 Congressional Budget Request***

_**ITER**_  ($12M for new direct expenses related to ITER participation, are redirected within the Science, Enabling R&D, and Facilities Operations subprograms)
_**Science**_ ($144.7M, $+2.1M) (includes SBIR/STTR)

- The President has decided the U.S. should join negotiations to build ITER to provide a sustained, burning plasma experiment

- Operate 3 national facilities at 84% of full utilization
- Increase funding for NCSX MIE project, as planned, to complete final design and procure long lead items
- Support ITER transitional activities

_**Facilities Operations**_ ($87.6M, $+9.1M)

- Focus plasma technology on needs of ITER
- Curtail longer range technology activities, in particular chamber technologies, in order to focus on directly supporting preparations for ITER construction and experiments
- Redirect FIRE and other advanced design efforts to ITER transitional activities

_**Enabling R&D**_ ($24.9M, $-11.2M)

## Fusion Program Elements Addressing ITER Needs

***Fusion Program Elements Addressing ITER Needs***

- _Elements_

- _FY 2004 Resources_

- DIII-D Experimental Program
- Alcator C-Mod Experimental Program
- Fusion Plasma Theory and Computation (SciDAC)
- ITER Preparations
-    *Total*

- $5,000,000
- 2,000,000
- 3,000,000
-  _   __2,000,000_
*$12,000,000*

- 03/03/03

## FY 2004 Fusion Energy Sciences

***FY 2004 Fusion Energy Sciences***
***Congressional Budget Request ***

- 134.3
- 70.8
-    36.0
- _    __0.0_
*241.1  *

- 136.2
- 78.6
-    36.1
- _    __6.4_
*257.3*

- 138.1
- 87.7
-    24.9
- _    __6.6_
*257.3*

- FY 2004
- _Cong._

- FY 2003
- _Cong._

- _FY 2002_

- Science
- Facility Operations
- Enabling R&D
- SBIR/STTR
-    *OFES Total*

- DIII-D
- C-Mod
- NSTX
- NCSX

- 50.9
- 17.6
- 28.0
- 5.4

- 55.6
- 22.3
- 33.1
- 11.8

- 56.7
- 22.7
- 35.2
- 16.6

- *Operating Only

- 137.4
- 66.2
-    37.1
- _    __6.2_
*246.9*

- FY 2003
- _Mar. Fin Plan_

- 52.3
- 19.2
- 30.4
- 11.7

- *

- 03/03/03

## Major Fusion Facilities Operating Times 

***Major Fusion Facilities Operating Times ***

- 0

- 15

- 20

- 25

- 30

- FY 2001

- FY 2002

- FY 2003
- Cong.

- FY 2004
- Cong.

**Years**

**Weeks**

- DIII-D

- C-MOD

- NSTX

- 12

- 8

- 15

- 12

- 21

- 17

- 12

- 21

- 21

- 10

- 5

- 03/03/03

- Full Utilization Level

- 21

- 21

- 21

- FY 2003
- Mar. Fin Plan

- 4*

- 13

- 13

- *NSTX operating time is reduced due to the failure of one of the magnetic coils in February.  The coil will be repaired during the March-September timeframe.

## Fusion Energy Sciences Budget by Institution

***Fusion Energy Sciences Budget by Institution***

- General Atomics
- Lawrence Berkeley National Lab
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab
- Los Alamos National Lab
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Princeton Plasma Physics Lab
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Other Universities
- All Other
- 	***Total***

- 49.6
- 5.7
- 13.4
- 3.8
- 18.7
- 70.6
- 26.7
-   44.8
- _  __24.0_
- 	***257.3***

- 48.3
- 5.8
- 14.4
- 7.3
- 19.3
- 63.6
- 25.2
-   46.9
- _  __26.5_
- 	***257.3***

- FY 2004
- _Congressional_

- FY 2003
- _Congressional_

- _Institution_

- ($ in Millions)

- *

- *Includes $0.5M in FY 03 and $2M in FY 04 for ITER Transitional Activities, much of which will be passed through to as yet undetermined organizations

- 46.5
- 6.2
- 14.1
- 6.8
- 20.5
- 61.9
- 22.6
-   46.1
- _  __22.2_
- 	***246.9***

- FY 2003
- _Mar. Fin Plan_

- *

- 03/03/03

## Fusion Energy Sciences University Funding

***Fusion Energy Sciences University Funding***

- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Other Universities
***Total University***

- 26.7
-     _ __44.8_
- 	***71.5***

- 25.2
-   _ __46.9_
- 	***72.1***

- FY 2004
- _Congressional_

- FY 2003
- _Congressional_

- _By Subprogram_

- ($ in Millions)

- 03/03/03

- Science
- Facility Operations
- Enabling R&D
***Total Fusion Energy Sciences***

- 50.5
- 14.0
-     _  __7.0_
- 	***71.5***

- 48.5
- 12.8
-   _ __10.8_
- 	***72.1***

## One Pager 

## Planned Solicitations for FY 2003

- NSF-DOE partnership
- ~ $4M total for 2 agencies, under review
- Junior Investigator Program
- 1-3 to be selected, under review
- Theory Program
- ~$4M, closing date April 15, 2003
- Experimental ICC/Alternates
- ~$6M, University/Industry, closing date May 1, 2003
- ~$3M, Labs, closing date May 1, 2003

## Slide 10

## press release

## ITER Negotiating Meeting in Russia now including China and U.S.

## U.S. Delegation at ITER Negotiating Meeting in Russia (next to Academician Velikhov)

## Status of Negotiations

- Advanced
- Principally Governmental Issues
- Intellectual Property Rights
- Non Proliferation concerns
- Privileges and Immunities
- Site assessment –now completed:  _www.iter.org/jass_
- Beginning
- Principally Programmatic Issues
- Procurement processes
- Component allocations
- Management approaches/tools

## ITER Negotiating Structure

- Exploratory Discussions
- Working Group
- Ad hoc topical groups
- Negotiations on Site, etc.

-    (flows from Exploratory Discussions)
- Preparatory Committee  (basis of future Council)
- ITA—ITER Transitional Arrangements  (locus of technical and organizational work)

_**Agreement Preparation**_

_**Project Preparation**_

## ITER Transitional Arrangements-1

- Technical Preparations (before site selection)
- Maintain documented design basis of ITER
- Prepare for procurement process (12 key systems: magnets,        vacuum vessel, ...)
- Developing on a provisional basis ITER construction project management systems (tools)
- Prepare licensing of ITER and undertaking necessary safety analyses (mitigation/licensing issues)
- Execution of specific technical tasks at home (detailed design, analysis, testing and reviewing of wide variety of components/interfaces, etc.)

## ITER Transitional Arrangements-2

- Organizational Tasks (before Site Selection)
- Establish interim structures/bodies delineating key elements of ITER International Fusion Energy Organization
- Coordinate each Participant’s domestic arrangements for contributions to joint implementation
- Identify potential senior staff
- Elaborate administrative procedures and other administrative tools foreseen for managing ITER joint work (financial regulations, personnel matters, etc.)

## Next Steps

- Toronto (April 8-17)
- Clarington Site Visit  		-   US ‘experts’ welcome
- Process Discussion on Decision-Making
- Topical Meetings	     		-   US ‘experts’ welcome
- IPR principles
- Management/Staffing
- Procurement Issues
- Decommissioning
- Working Group         		-   US ‘experts’ welcome
- Addressing draft text
- Vienna (May 19-22)
- Preparatory Committee
- Exploratory Discussions
- First Substantive Discussion on Decision-Making
- New York (September)
- UN General Assembly (possible consensus among ITER Parties’ senior officials on advancing ITER)

## Immediate Tasks for Us Now

- Develop Paper on Risk and Cost
- Develop Papers on Procurement preferences and processes
- Develop Paper on Management Structure and Staffing
- Review draft texts  (DOE/State)
- Join ITA*
- Formal acceptance of invitation to participate
- Determination of which tasks US might be able to take on
- Identification of possible individuals to participate abroad
- Involvement in focused meetings on organizational/technical topics

- April 1
- April 1
- April 1
- March 21
- April 1

- *Subject to availability of personnel and very limited funds in FY03

## Need to Organize Now

- Two Phased Approach to Organization for ITER in U.S.
- Phase 1: During ITA, before Construction starts
- Phase 2: After ITA, during Construction
- Multi-institutional Team ASAP-Phase 1
- Immediately: organize around people
- In near future, revisit to see if more institutionally based organization is necessary
- For Phase 2, we will develop a Charter for  ITER Project Office, consulting with FESAC

## DRAFT

***to be Established for ITER Construction***

- DOE will select an Institution to house the US ITER Project Office, which will work closely with OFES in implementing its duties.
- Using the principles contained in this list a charter will be developed between the Institution and the Director, OFES for the conduct of the US ITER Project Office.
- The Institution will provide for the service of key people to lead and staff this Office.
- DOE will retain the right of concurrence/consultation on these key personnel assignments.
- The Institution will incorporate individuals from the US fusion community to ensure a national, multi-institutional approach to this Office.
- The Institution will provide the necessary administrative services, such as procurement, legal and financial activities.
- The Institution will establish an advisory structure to assure community engagement and appropriate oversight of all aspects of the Office.
- The US ITER Project Office will manage all aspects of the contributions made by the US to the ITER Organization, including secondment of US personnel.
- For those components provided on an in-kind basis, the Office will act as the US project manager, working in close coordination with the performers.
- For those components provided through contracts made directly with the ITER Organization, the Office will act as the US contact.
- The Office, working closely with OFES, will coordinate the US fusion scientific activities conducted in support of the ITER Construction and preparation for operation.
- The Office will represent the US in all technical and managerial meetings at the working level, supporting the DOE representatives as appropriate.
- The Office and the Institution will be held accountable for the technical, cost and schedule achievements associated with the US contributions to the ITER Organization and for compliance with appropriate DOE project management requirements.
- Periodic external reviews, organized by the DOE, will be made of the Office’s and Institution’s performance.

## Immediate Actions

- Specifics for the Immediate Effort
- Ned Sauthoff, with Charles Baker, will lead this effort, reporting to Michael Roberts in OFES
- BP-PAC established by Ned, led by Stewart Prager, with broad participation to engage community in this effort, using FESAC recommendations as guide to the extent possible
- Assist OFES in both technical and organizational preparations
- All program participants asked to respond to Ned/Charlie, working with OFES program managers to resolve conflicts, if needed

## ITPA is an Effective Channel for U.S. Involvement in ITER Physics

- International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) has been effective for international collaborations on Burning Plasmas:
- A large number of U.S. participants in ITPA
- Ongoing work & meetings of Topical Physics Groups
- Planning & implementation of joint experiments on ITPA high-priority research tasks
- Update of Tokamak (ITER) Physics Basis publication
- ITPA is expected to continue at least another two years and contribute to ITER Physics
- The U.S. physics community should channel their interest in ITER physics through ITPA
- An ITPA/ITER Research Forum is being considered in the next months to provide an opportunity to discuss U.S. interests in ITER physics