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Overview of the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation programme in support of ITER and DEMO

Joffrin, E.
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Wischmeier, M.
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Baruzzo, M.
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November 1, 2024
Nuclear Fusion

Within the 9th European Framework programme, since 2021 EUROfusion is operating five tokamaks under the auspices of a single Task Force called ‘Tokamak Exploitation’. The goal is to benefit from the complementary capabilities of each machine in a coordinated way and help in developing a scientific output scalable to future largre machines. The programme of this Task Force ensures that ASDEX Upgrade, MAST-U, TCV, WEST and JET (since 2022) work together to achieve the objectives of Missions 1 and 2 of the EUROfusion Roadmap: i) demonstrate plasma scenarios that increase the success margin of ITER and satisfy the requirements of DEMO and, ii) demonstrate an integrated approach that can handle the large power leaving ITER and DEMO plasmas. The Tokamak Exploitation task force has therefore organized experiments on these two missions with the goal to strengthen the physics and operational basis for the ITER baseline scenario and for exploiting the recent plasma exhaust enhancements in all four devices (PEX: Plasma EXhaust) for exploring the solution for handling heat and particle exhaust in ITER and develop the conceptual solutions for DEMO. The ITER Baseline scenario has been developed in a similar way in ASDEX Upgrade, TCV and JET. Key risks for ITER such as disruptions and run-aways have been also investigated in TCV, ASDEX Upgrade and JET. Experiments have explored successfully different divertor configurations (standard, super-X, snowflakes) in MAST-U and TCV and studied tungsten melting in WEST and ASDEX Upgrade. The input from the smaller devices to JET has also been proven successful to set-up novel control schemes on disruption avoidance and detachment.

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review article
DOI
10.1088/1741-4326/ad2be4
Scopus ID

2-s2.0-85202295883

Author(s)
Joffrin, E.

IRFM-CEA Centre de Cadarache

Wischmeier, M.

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Baruzzo, M.

ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati

Hakola, A.

Teknologian Tutkimuskeskus VTT

Kappatou, A.

Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics

Keeling, D.

United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority

Labit, B.  

École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne

Tsitrone, E.

IRFM-CEA Centre de Cadarache

Vianello, N.

ENEA Centro Ricerche Frascati

Abate, D.

Università degli Studi di Padova

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Corporate authors
JET Contributorsb, the MAST-U Teamc, the TCV Teamd, the WEST Teame, the EUROfusion Tokamak Exploitation Team
Date Issued

2024-11-01

Publisher

IOP Publishing Ltd

Published in
Nuclear Fusion
Volume

64

Issue

11

Article Number

112019

Subjects

ASDEX Upgrade

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EUROfusion

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JET

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MAST-U

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TCV

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Tokamak Exploitation Task Force

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WEST

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SPC-TCV  
SPC-LTP2A  
SPC-II  
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FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

European Commission or SERI

SERI

ITER

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Available on Infoscience
January 23, 2025
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