33rd SYMPOSIUM ON
FUSION TECHNOLOGY
22 —27 September 2024
The Helix,Dublin City University, Ireland
Programme Booklet (DRAFT)

33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

SUNDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2024
REGISTRATION (16:30 — 19:00)

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MONDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024
OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 1 (09:00 — 11:00)
ORAL SESSION 1 (MORNING 11:30 — 13:00) (AFTERNOON 16:30 — 18:00)
SOCIAL EVENT (19:00 —21:00)

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PLENARY SESSION 2 (09:00 — 11:00)
ORAL SESSIONS 2 (MORNING 11:30 — 13:00) (AFTERNOON 16:30 — 18:00)
INDUSTRIAL SESSION (14:30-18:00)

777-89WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
PLENARY SESSION 3 (09:00 — 11:00)
EC INNOVATION SOFT PRIZE CEREMONY (11:30 – 12:00)
SOCIAL EXCURSION (14:30 —18:30)
PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENT (15:30 – 16:30)

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THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2024
PLENARY SESSION 4 (09:00 — 11:00)
ORAL SESSION 3 (MORNING 11:30 — 13:00) (AFTERNOON 16:30 — 18:00)
SOCIAL EVENT (19:30 —23:00)

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ORAL SESSION 4 (09:00 — 10:30)
PLENARY SESSION 5 AND CLOSING CEREMONY (11:00 — 13:30)
SOFT PHD POSTER PRIZE AWARD (13:00 – 13:15)
SOFT 2024 CLOSING CEREMONY (13:15 – 13:30)

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POSTER SESSIONS
Poster Session I (MONDAY 14:30 – 16:30)
Poster Session II (TUESDAY 14:30 – 16:30)
Poster Session III (WEDNESDAY 12:00 – 13:30)
Poster Session IV (THURSDAY 14:30 – 16:30)
Poster Session IV (Virtual) (THURSDAY 14:30 – 16:30)

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33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

SUNDAY, 22 SEPTEMBER 2024
REGISTRATION
16:30-19:00

Conference Registration
Sponsor and Exhibitor Setup
The Helix Foyer, Dublin City University

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MONDAY, 23 SEPTEMBER 2024
REGISTRATION
08:00-09:00

Conference Registration & Poster Preparation

OPENING CEREMONY AND PLENARY SESSION 1 (09:00 — 11:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU
09:00-09:40 Opening Ceremony
09:40-10:20 Pietro Barabaschi
The ITER Project: moving forward to an updated baseline
10:20-11:00 Hiroshi Shirai
Overview of Japanese Fusion Strategy
11:00-11:30 Coffee BreakIP1.1
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ORAL SESSIONS (11:30 – 13:00; 16:30 – 18:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 1A
11:30-12:00 Topic G
Annika EKEDAHL
Main achievements from operating an actively cooled ITER grade
W divertor on WEST
12:00-12:20 Topic G
Jannik Tweer
Repair of heat load damaged plasma-facing material by directenergy deposition
12:20-12:40 Topic G
Sophie CARPENTIER
Impact of plasma heat load specifications on the proposed ITER
tungsten first wall design12:40-13:00 Topic G
Axel Lorenz
Completing the actively cooled first wall for W7-X high heat flux
plasma operation
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00
POSTER SESSION I
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Topic I
Vincenzo Narcisi
Status of the EU DEMO Coolant Purification System activities
17:00-17:20 Topic I
Inesh Kenzhina
Comparative analysis of high-temperature corrosion processes ofberyllides of different compositions
17:20-17:40 Topic I
Bradut-Eugen Ghidersa
Experimental activities in support of the EU-DEMO Helium Cooled
Pebble Bed Blanket design and qualification
17:40-18:00 Topic I
Remi Delaporte-Mathurin
Advancements in Tritium Breeding: towards achieving selfsufficiency in Fusion Power Plants through Liquid Immersion
Blanket Concept

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The Theatre, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 1B
11:30-12:00 Topic E
Tamas Szepesi
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Visible video diagnostics for the support of Wendelstein 7-X and JT60SA commissioning and operation
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Topic E13:00-14:30

Björn Brenneis
Experiments on Specular Wavy Liquid Metal Surface of Selected
Optical Distance Sensors from Several Meters
Quentin Potiron
Comparison of Solid-State Neutron Detectors for 14 MeV Neutron
Measurement under High Temperature up to 500°C
Pilar Cano Megias
Novel technique for main ion temperature measurements at thelast closed flux surface using thermal neutrals
Lunch Break

12:20-12:40

Topic E

12:40-13:00

Topic E

14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION I

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic B

17:00-17:20

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17:20-17:40

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17:40-18:00Topic BPetr Vondracek
COMPASS Upgrade: from design to construction Status of theCOMPASS Upgrade tokamak
Mattia Siccinio
Physics Basis of a Volumetric Neutron Source (VNS) for component
testing and qualification
George Sips
The DIII-D National Fusion Facility, supporting ITER and the Reactor
PathLouis ButtDesign and validation of a fusion neutron source at theBirmingham MC40 cyclotron

The Space, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 1C
11:30-12:00 Topic D
Anna Vu Trang
Progress in the ITER Plasma Control System design
12:00-12:20 Topic DBernhard Sieglin
H-Mode density limit disruption avoidance in ASDEX Upgrade, TCV
and JET
12:20-12:40 Topic D
Morten Lennholm
Burn relevant D-T mixture control at JET
12:40-13:00 Topic D
Filip Janky
SOPHIA: a tokamak simulator
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION I

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic C

17:00-17:20

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17:20-17:40

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17:40-18:00

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Deirdre Boilson
ITER heating systems and the new baseline
Arthur Adriaens
An automatic matching system for the ICRF antenna at TOMAS
Dirk Wünderlich
CW beam extraction from the NBI test facility ELISE: Approaching
the ITER target values
Shawn Tang

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Results from the High-Power Helicon Current Drive System at DIIIDWELCOME RECEPTION: CROKE PARK (19:30-21:30)
18:00-19:00

Coach transfer from Helix, DCU to Croke Park

19:30-21:30

SOFT 2024 Opening Ceremony, Croke Park. Further information
can be viewed HERE

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TUESDAY, 24 SEPTEMBER 2024
REGISTRATION
08:00-09:00

Conference Registration & Poster Preparation

PLENARY SESSION 2 (09:00 - 11:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU
09:00-09:40 Phillipe Cara
Overview of the DONES Programme
09:40-10:20 Jan Coenen
Navigating the Challenges of First Wall Materials in ITER and Future Fusion
Reactors
10:20-11:00 Samuele Dal Bello
Recent results and prospects of the ITER Neutral Beam Test Facility (NBTF)
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

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ORAL SESSIONS (11:30 – 13:00; 16:30 – 18:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 2A
11:30-12:00 Topic I
Mu-Young Ahn
Status of KO-EU joint development for HCCP TBM
12:00-12:20 Topic I
Keisuke Mukai
Synthesis and evaluations of tritium breeding performance of Li-Be
hybrid ceramics
12:20-12:40 Topic I
Robert Pearce
Design, Development and Manufacture of the ITER Torus andCryostat Cryopumps
12:40-13:00 Topic I
Kristin Skrecky
Tritium Fuel Cycle Modelling
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION II

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic A

17:00-17:20

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17:20-17:40

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17:40-18:00

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Felix Warmer
Advances in Stellarator Physics and Engineering – more than justan alternative concept
Francisco Javier Fuentes
Best Practices and Methodology on Tokamak Dimensional Risk
Management: ITER to DEMO
Koji Takahashi
Achievement of First Plasma and Successful Integrated
Commissioning in JT-60SAPaul Staniec
Lessons Learnt from AGHS supporting JET for the DTE2/DTE3
campaigns: Operational Limitations, Bottlenecks, and Impact ofCompleted/Outstanding Upgrades

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The Theatre, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 2B
11:30-12:00 Topic F
Simonetta Turtu
The DTT Magnet System from Design to Procurement and Test
12:00-12:20 Topic F
Jinggang Qin
Design and manufacturing technology development of HTS CICC
magnet for the next fusion reactor
12:20-12:40 Topic F
Walid Abdel Maksoud
French HTS superconducting magnets "SupraFusion" development
program
12:40-13:00 Topic F
Nikolay Bykovskiy
Design, construction and test of high-current thermal switches
using Nb-Ti and MgB2 wires
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION II

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic G

17:00-17:20

Topic G

17:20-17:40

Topic G

17:40-18:00

Topic G

Klaus Schmid
T-retention in tungsten and EUROFER and its influence on tritium
self-sufficiency
Johann Riesch
High heat flux testing of plasma-facing components for thecompact, high field tokamak SPARC
Robin Shuff
ITER NHF First Wall Full Scale Prototype manufacturing and testing
Garreth Aspinall
Putting the Sun in a Box: An Industry Perspective on the Design andManufacture of Plasma Facing Components

The Space, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 2C
11:30-12:00 Topic K
Joelle Elbez-Uzan
Demo Safety Analysis
12:00-12:20 Topic K
Elodie Bernard
Overview of the TITANS (Tritium Impact and Transfer in Advanced
Nuclear ReactorS) project
12:20-12:40 Topic K
Paul Humrickhouse
Impact of coatings on decay heat and waste associated with fusioncomponents
12:40-13:00 Topic K
Shutaro Takeda
Social License for Fusion Energy: A Global Survey on Public
Awareness and Willingness-to-pay
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION II

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic C

Benjamin Ell
Advancements in Gyrotron Efficiency: From Single- to Multi-stage
Depressed Collectors

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Topic C

17:20-17:40

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17:40-18:00

Topic C

Cristina de la Morena
Solid-state radiofrequency amplifier technology for fusion
applications
Munseok Choe
Cross-validation of RF/Optical Simulation Tools for AdvancedEngineering Design of EC Equatorial Launcher in ITER
Rosa Difonzo
Investigation and optimization of innovative TPMS-based coolingsystem for the resonant cavity of gyrotrons for fusion application ID

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INDUSTRIAL SESSIONThe Gallery, Floor 3, Helix, DCU
14:30-18:00 INDUSTRIAL SESSION

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WEDNESDAY, 25 SEPTEMBER 2024
REGISTRATION
08:00-09:00

Conference Registration & Poster Preparation

PLENARY SESSION 3 (09:00 - 11:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU
09:00-09:40 Ambrogio Fasoli
EUROfusion's Vision for Advancing the European Fusion Energy Roadmap
09:40-10:20 Jean Paul Allain
Building Bridges: A Bold Vision for the Fusion Energy Sciences Program in theU.S.
10:20-11:00 Lu Kun, IPP China
Recent progresses of CN superconducting tokamak development
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break
11:30-12:00 European Commission Innovation SOFT prize ceremony
12:00-13:30 Poster Session III
13:30-14:30 Lunch Break

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GROUP EXCURSION: GLASNEVIN CEMETERY (14:30-17:30)
14:30-15:30

Coach transfer from Helix, DCU to Glasnevin Cemetery.

15:00-17:40

Glasnevin Cemetery Walking Tour (Approx. 30-40 minutes pertour). Further information can be viewed HERE

PUBLIC OUTREACH EVENT: (15:30-16:30)
PROGRAMME TO BE CONFIRMED

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33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

THURSDAY, 26 SEPTEMBER 2024
PLENARY SESSION 4 (09:00 - 11:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU
09:00-09:40 Rosaria Villari
Overview of Deuterium-Tritium nuclear operations at JET
09:40-10:20 Rob Buckingham
Maintenance Matters: considering plant operations from the outset of fusion
machine design
10:20-11:00 Richard Pearson
Tritium: High-level overview of key challenges for commercial fusion
deployment
11:00-11:30 Coffee Break

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ORAL SESSIONS (11:30 – 13:00; 16:30 – 18:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 3A
11:30-12:00 Topic A
Gianfranco Federici(Tokamak-DEMO)EU DEMO Program Status Update
12:00-12:20 Topic A
David Weisberg
The Advanced Tokamak Fusion Pilot Plant: an optimized andintegrated conceptual design
12:20-12:40 Topic A
Thomas Brown
The STAR power plant designed to balance physics, engineering,and cost requirements
12:40-13:00 Topic A
Byung Su Lim
Overcoming the challenges of the Future K-DEMO Superconductor
Test Facility
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00
POSTER SESSION IV / Virtual Poster Session
16:00-16:30
Coffee Break
16:30-17:00 Topic J
Ashwini Kumar Mishra
R&D journey of functionally graded tungsten/EUROFER coating for
DEMO First Wall
17:00-17:20 Topic J
Yiran Mao
Demonstrating long tungsten fiber-reinforced tungsten composites
as plasma-facing materials
17:20-17:40 Topic J
Motoki Nakajima
Effects of magnetic force and magnetic field orientation oncorrosion products precipitated on F82H
17:40-18:00 Topic J
Dmitry Terentyev
Development of irradiation and high-temperature resistant steels
for fusion applications
The Theatre, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 3B
11:30-12:00 Topic I
Simon Niemes
Tritium Analytics and Related Accountancy Challenges
12:00-12:20 Topic I
Pietro Arena
Design of the WCLL BB in view of the Conceptual Design phase

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12:20-12:40

Topic I

13:00-14:30

Jaap G van der Laan
Status of the activities on tritium behaviour in thermal insulationmaterials and assemblies for ITER Test Blanket Systems
Kecheng Jiang
Progress on the design and related R&D activities for the novel
solid-type PbxLiy breeding blanket for CFETR
Lunch Break

12:40-13:00

Topic I

14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION IV

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic F

17:00-17:20

Topic F

17:20-17:40

Topic F

17:40-18:00

Topic F

Hong Shen
High Current IGBT Voltage Source Converters for Fusion
Application at ITER
Monica Martinez Lopez
ITER Project Poloidal Field Coils Production Completion
Kazuya Hamada
Superconducting magnet operation in JT-60SA integrated
commissioning test
Alessandro Lampasi
Tests of power supply and fast discharge unit for the Frascati CoilCold Test Facility

The Space, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 3C
11:30-12:00 Topic J
Alexander von Müller
Additive manufacturing for fusion components
12:00-12:20 Topic J
Lee Packer
Insights from neutron activation studies on ITER materials at JET
12:20-12:40 Topic J
Stefano Sgobba
Lessons Learnt from Manufacturing - Forging of Tokamak
Components12:40-13:00 Topic J
Adriano Pepato
Metal Additive Manufacturing for the Divertor Tokamak Testfacility
13:00-14:30
Lunch Break
14:30-16:00

POSTER SESSION IV

16:00-16:30

Coffee Break

16:30-17:00

Topic B

17:00-17:20

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17:20-17:40

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17:40-18:00

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Gian Mario Polli
Status of DTT construction
Haridev Chohan
Methodologies for Benchmark Experiments with Shielding
Materials
Luka Snoj
KATANA facility for ITER relevant water activation experiments
Sara Perez-Martin
HELOKA-US Project: towards the verification of a DEMO-based
conventional power plant technology

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33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

SOCIAL DINNER: GUINNESS STOREHOUSE (18:30-23:00)
18:00-19:30

Coach transfer from Helix, DCU to Guinness Storehouse

20:00-23:00

Social Dinner, Guinness Storehouse. Further information can beviewed HERE

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33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

FRIDAY, 27 SEPTEMBER 2024
ORAL SESSIONS (09:00 – 10:30)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 4A
09:00-09:30 Topic E
Kieran McCarthy
TESPEL: a powerful tool for investigating impurity control in theplasma core of magnetic confinement fusion devices
09:30-09:50 Topic E
Miroslaw Zlobinski
In situ Tritium Retention Diagnostic using Laser-Induced
Desorption: JET results and ITER outlook
09:50-10:10 Topic E
Hugo Bajas
Innovative Fiber Optic Sensors for Enhanced Temperature
Monitoring and Quench detection in High Temperature
Superconducting coil
10:10-10:30 Topic EAndrea Muraro
Enhancement of the GEM based soft x ray diagnostic system at
MAST-U
10:30-11:00
Coffee BreakThe Theatre, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 4B
09:00-09:30 Topic G
Rui Ding
Lessons learned from neutral-induced material erosion studies inEAST
09:30-09:50 Topic G
Robert Lunsford
Development of Solid Material Injectors for Supplemental Wall
Conditioning and Discharge Enhancement
09:50-10:10 Topic G
Juergen Rapp
MPEX project status and initial program for testing PFCs underfusion reactor conditions
10:10-10:30 Topic G
Hanns Gietl
Synergetic heat flux and neutron irradiation test design for fusion
reactor materials
10:30-11:00
Coffee BreakThe Space, Helix, DCU – Oral Session 4C
09:00-09:30 Topic H
Irene Zammuto
Status of the project of the new upper Divertor in ASDEX Upgrade
09:30-09:50 Topic H
Gabriele Benzoni
Remote Handling validation of the OPM-QDS connecting system
for the IFMIF-DONES Target Assembly
09:50-10:10 Topic H
Bojan Nemec
A Study of Bi-manual Maintenance Operations in the Tokamak
Demonstration Fusion Power Plant
10:10-10:30 Topic H
Alessandro Lo Bue
Application of Virtual Fitting in the Manufacturing of the ITER
European Vacuum Vessel Sectors
10:30-11:00Coffee Break

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33rd Symposium on Fusion Technology, 22–27 September 2024, Dublin, Ireland

PLENARY SESSION 5 (11:00 - 13:00)
The Mahony Hall, Helix, DCU
11:00-11:40 Sehila Gonzalez
Global current status of Safety Regulation for Fusion
11:40-12:20 Marco Wischmeier
Power and Particle Exhaust Physics for Fusion Reactors
12:20-13:00 Susana Reyes
Beyond Ignition: Xcimer Energy’s Path to Commercial Fusion Power” abstractattached

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SOFT PRIZE AND CLOSING CEREMONY
13:00-13:15
13:15-13:30

SOFT PhD Poster Prize Award
SOFT 2024 Closing Ceremony

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POSTER SESSION I
POSTER SESSION II
POSTER SESSION III
POSTER SESSION IV**POSTER Session and times will be made available to presenters after the registration deadline, 23
August 2024.

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