Conference Topics
- General DEMO reviews and general concepts
- Integrated design activities and related R&D
- Balance of plant and thermodynamic cycles
- Fusion power plant systems
- Integrated description of experimental devices and facilities for fusion research (contributions on specific matters should be presented under the related topics)
- General results from experimental devices
- Integrated experimental results from fusion devices
- Integration and feasibility issues for Long Pulse Operation
- Systems and technologies for plasma heating, sustaining and control of plasma current
- Power transmission and coupling to the plasma
- Interaction with plasma edge
- Plasma scenarios and integrated plasma control
- Disruption mitigation and instabilities control
- Plasma control systems
- Control, Data Acquisition, and Communication Systems
- Remote participation
- Design, construction, commissioning, and exploitation of diagnostic equipment at facilities for fusion research
- Research and development of magnets for fusion facilities
- High-temperature superconductors technology
- Magnet cooling systems
- High Voltage technologies, electrical insulation and fault prevention
- Power supply systems for magnets and heating and current drives
- Electrical power systems
- Electrical technologies
- First Wall, with particular emphasis on divertor, limiters, high flux protection structures
- High heat flux removal methods
- Related development of high heat flux materials
- ITER Shielding Blanket
- Core systems engineering
- Vessel design
- Integration of in-vessel and ex-vessel components
- Remote handling
- Development of the fuel cycle (inner and outer cycle, fueling, vacuum pumping technology, tritium transport analysis).
- Design, analyses (thermo-hydraulics, neutronic, structural, etc.) and R&D of Breeding Blanket Systems (incl. Test Blanket Modules and Systems in ITER)
- Related components and materials (i.e. breeders, neutron multipliers)
- Structural materials and functional coatings
- Technology of producing and testing of materials
- Material modelling
- Design rules and standards, including neutron effects, etc.
- Safety and environmental issues of fusion power plant and fusion facilities
- Socio-economic impact of fusion development
- Role of fusion in future carbon-free energy mix
- Transfer of technology and spin-offs created by fusion-related research
- Waste management
- Regulation and licensing
- Laser fusion and alternative proposals
