Ninth DEMO and Fusion Plants Workshop

Key Deadlines

Although ITER is a multinational project, there are no such plans for DEMO and fusion plants. Rather, these concepts are being developed by individual governments, private companies and some public–private joint ventures. Such a diverse development framework can enable fast progress and increased innovation, but it is important to maintain strong international cooperation and government support to ensure that fusion energy can come to fruition. Against this backdrop, the IAEA has established a series of Workshops to facilitate international collaboration on defining and coordinating DEMO and fusion plants development activities.

Topics

The topics for the Ninth edition of the DEMO workshop cover:

Topic 1: Magnets: 

The role and industrial realization of high temperature superconductors for DEMO and fusion plants, including implications for performance, timelines, and test facilities.

Topic 2: Tritium Fuel Cycle

Readiness of sub-systems required for DEMO and fusion plants, addressing tritium inventory concerns (e.g., tracking, mobility, and monitoring), initial supply in a competitive market, and the international landscape of research efforts.

Topic 3: Neutronics

Considerations for magnets, tritium breeding performance, volumetric neutron sources and neutronics tool development.