1. Fusion for Energy & ITER Contribution to EU Added Value
Johannes P. Schwemmer
Director, F4E
Massimo Garribba
Director, European Commission
21 January 2019

2. Why Fusion? Clean baseload energy complementing renewables is needed
Abundant
Sustainable
Safe
Fuels are plentiful and available all over the world
No greenhouse gas (CO2) emissions
No long-lived radioactive waste
Reactors can not run out of control
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

3. Fusion is about bringing the power of the Sun to Earth
Fusion is the process that powers the sun and other stars
When light atoms fuse at very high temperatures, they release enormous amounts of energy
Fusion on earth needs temperatures of million °C
Many experiments in Europe and the rest of the world
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

4. ITER research reactor is a major milestone to fusion power
ITER will create “burning” plasmas under conditions close to those in future reactors for scientists to study
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

5. Pooling resources from around the world
Seven global parties are building ITER through in-kind contributions
Pooling resources from around the world
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

6. ITER – one of the largest high tech projects in modern history
tons
The ITER Machine will be 3 times the weight of the Eiffel Tower
10 million components
ITER: 107
Airbus 380: 106
tons
Tokamak Complex will support the same weight as the Empire State Building
Let’s remind ourselves of the scale and ambition of this project
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

7. Fusion for Energy is the European Domestic Agency for ITER
Fusion for Energy or “F4E” is the European Union agency for ITER
F4E is a public organisation set up in 2007 for 35 years
Headquarters: Barcelona, Spain Offices: Cadarache, France Garching, Germany Rokkasho, Japan
Members of staff: (mostly engineers)
Budget: €6600 million for the construction of ITER, € 5111 million (2021 to in € of 2008 – next MFF)
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

8. F4E is developing fusion through four main projects
F4E is responsible for Europe’s contribution to ITER, the world’s largest scientific energy project
ITER: Burning Plasma
F4E is working with Japan on fusion projects known as the Broader Approach
BROADER APPROACH
F4E is responsible for the design & future construction of the DEMO Orientated Neutron Source
DONES: Materials Testing
F4E will prepare a programme to build a power-generating Demonstration Fusion Reactor
DEMO: Continuous Power
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

9. ITER site is now a construction site buzzing with activity in 2
ITER site is now a construction site buzzing with activity in 2.5 shifts…
Oct 2018
2015
July 2018
July 2017
Oct 2016
2016
2014
2011
2013
Jan 2018
April 2018
March 2017
J. P. Schwemmer, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

10. Delivering EU contributions to the Fusion roadmap
DEMONSTRATION FUSION REACTORS
Short Term
Medium Term
Long Term
IFMIF - DONES
ITER
JT-60SA
IFERC
IFMIF-EVEDA
BROADER
APPROACH
Massimo Garribba, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

11. EU progression towards fusion power
ITER is the key facility in the European Research Roadmap to the Realisation of Fusion Energy
In 2016 a new baseline was adopted setting First Plasma date at 2025 (start of operations)
Construction up to First Plasma is on schedule and 60% complete
EU has completed 36% of its total contribution to the project
Lessons learnt from ITER’s construction and operation will enable the design of a demonstration reactor 11
Massimo Garribba, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

12. Positive economic impact of ITER
Compared to no spending, over the period , ITER has produced:
almost EUR 4,8 billion in Gross Value Added
almost job years
F4E has awarded over 900 contracts and grants worth EUR 4,5 billion in 24 Countries
EU companies report that working on ITER offers new business opportunities and increases their competitiveness and growth, allowing them to hire staff 12
Massimo Garribba, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

13. Spin-off effects of ITER participation
Working on ITER leads to innovation and creation of “spin-off” technologies with applications in various sectors such as health (magnetic resonance scanners), aerospace (fabrication of the cockpit of Airbus airplanes), engineering, IT...
Participation in ITER creates a knowledge base in EU high-tech industry – EU Companies will then be well- prepared to design and construct future power plants
Over , ITER spending may generate through spin-offs jobs and EUR million in GVA, compared to no spending
Photo copyright Airbus 2018 – photo by A. TCHAIKOVSKI/master films 13
Massimo Garribba, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

14. F4E has awarded >€4 billion in Contracts to EU Industry and Research Organisations
Number of
Contracts
Value € million cumulative
Almost €5 billion through >700 contracts ( )
Value of Contracts, €
Number of contracts signed
~450 contractors and >1000 sub-contractors in 24 countries
Massimo Garribba, CONT Hearing on European Added Value, 21 January 2019

15. Your questions, please