1. Overview of U.S. Preparations for ITER Ned Sauthoff Fusion Power Associates Washington, DC November 19, 2003 Positioning the US to achieve its Burning Plasma interests through ITER

2. Preparations leading to the Presidential Decision… Snowmass Summer Study 7/2002 FESAC 2/2002- 9/2002 NRC 12/2002 - 2003 DOE OMB OSTP UFA work- shops FESAC Burning Plasma Panel 9/2001 DOE/SC Cost Assessment 11/2002 White House 1/2003 Congress What further preparations are needed to position the US to achieve its Burning Plasma interests?

3. ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations ~2006~2014

4. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations “Levels of Interest” in packages for “in-kind contributions” Contributing input to discussions

5. Major Components of ITER Toroidal Field Coil Nb 3 Sn, 18 coils Poloidal Field Coil Nb-Ti, 6 coils Central Solenoid Nb 3 Sn, 6 modules Blanket Module 421 modules Vacuum Vessel 9 sectors Cryostat 24 m high x 28 m dia. Port Plug 6 heating 3 test blankets 2 limiters rem. diagnostics Divertor 54 cassettes

6. Direct Capital “Value”

7. Overview of the ITER Construction “Value” ITER Value Estimate, for measuring relative contributions US concerns about the US costs Procurement packages~$4B based on estimates by EU, JA, and RF - US costs for performing scopes - R&D and design of diagnostics, heating and current drive - contingency Construction Management ~$1B based on man-year and cost/man-year estimates - labor rates and support costs - sufficiency of estimated labor - domestic agency costs

8. Guidelines for the US in-kind offers The total value of the US offers matches the negotiated percentages The cost of the the US offer is within the Administration’s dollar-limit –in-kind and in-cash contributions –construction management, and –US domestic agency, contingencies, reserves, … The scope is of interest to “the US” The scope is consistent with US capabilities The scope is consistent with US export controls, US Trade Representatives’ guidelines, etc.

9. US cost-estimation for each procurement-area of interest US area experts (labs and universities)

10. US cost-estimation for procurement-areas of interest US area experts (labs and universities) Divertor [Ulrickson (SNL)] Tritium [Willms (LANL)] Vacuum Pumping and Fueling System [Gouge (ORNL)] Conventional Systems [Hill (LLNL)] Magnet Systems [Minervini (MIT)] Diagnostics [Young/Johnson (PPPL)] Ion Cyclotron H&CD [Swain (ORNL) / Hosea (PPPL)] Electron Cyclotron H&CD [Temkin (MIT) / Hosea (PPPL)]

11. US cost-estimation for each procurement-area of interest US area experts (labs and universities) US industry ITER Procurement Packages ITER Cost Worksheets Comparison of ITER value and US cost US supporting program to position the US US cost for additional R&D and Design procurement packages cost sheets

12. Burning Plasma Progam Advisory Committee Membership –Stewart Prager(U. Wis.), chair –Mohamed Abdou(UCLA) –Réjean Boivin(GA) –Harold Forsen –Jeffrey Freidberg(MIT) –Richard Hawryluk(PPPL) –E. Bickford Hooper(LLNL) –Stan Milora(ORNL) –Gerald Navratil(Columbia) –Tony Taylor (GA) –George Tynan(UCSD) –Michael Ulrickson (Sandia) –James Van Dam(UTex)

13. BPPAC criteria, metrics and priorities for US contributions 1. US research positioning (High) –Metric: Extent to which activity positions the US for key science/technology roles in ITER 2. ITER-value per dollar (High) –Metric: ITER value/(US cost of full scope of ITER-specific R&D + design + fab + contingency) 3. Relative value or strength of US contribution to ITER (High/Medium) –Metric: High relative strength to meet a critical need of the ITER project 4. Contributions to US fusion research program (Medium) –Metric: Enhancement of US capability for activity both in ITER and outside ITER 5. Enhancement of fusion-relevant capability of US industry (Medium/Low) –Metric: Extent activity increases industrial capability in fusion areas 6. Development of US fusion workforce (Low) –Metric: Extent to which activity builds a suitable US fusion science and technology work force.

14. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations “Levels of Interest” in packages for “in-kind contributions” Contributing input to discussions

15. NSSG-Groups Area US emphasis Management Structureeffectiveness Strong project management technical control (design integration, change control, …) procurement control (vendor qualifications, inspections, progress payments, …)

16. Conceptual ITER Organizational Structure Supporting Services Support for Project Management, Computer Network Technical works, etc. ILE Central Team Field Team Council Science and Technology Advisory Committee Management Advisory Committee Director-General (DG) Auditors ILE Staff (professionals + support staff) Domestic Agency Domestic Agency Domestic Agency Contracts for construction phase Host country

17. NSSG-Groups Area US emphasis Management Structureeffectiveness Staffingaccessibility Procurement Systems/Methodsin-kind/in-cash changes Procurement Allocationsproject success US interests

18. Status of Procurement Allocations For each site-option, most packages have been provisionally assigned In this provisional allocation, the US has a spectrum of packages that: –matches the negotiated value –involves the US in key science and technology areas of interest –is within the US dollar limit (including in-kind, in-cash, contingencies, domestic activity, …) The provisional allocation is subject to review by others: – US export controls, …. Next steps: –Allocation of remaining packages after site- and cost-sharing agreement –Discussions of coordination with other parties

19. NSSG-Groups Area US emphasis Management Structureeffectiveness Staffingaccessibility Procurement Systems/Methodsin-kind/in-cash; changes Procurement Allocationsproject success and US interests Resource Management Regulationsvisibility and changes Riskrecognition and management Intellectual Propertybenefits and protection Decommissioningamount and timing of the funds

20. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations Performance of “Home Team” tasks Secondees Naka Garching ITER Site (future)

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22. ITA Task Requests Magnet –Qualification of industrial suppliers of Nb 3 Sn strands with increased value of J c –Conductor performance and design criteria (transverse load effects) –CS jacket weld defect assessment –Stress analysis of the helium inlet regions Divertor –Divertor Diagnostic Side Plates Design –Design of Special Divertor Diagnostic Cassettes including cassettes with in-vessel viewing access –Tolerance Study of the Divertor Safety Computer Codes

23. Physics Tasks and Working Group Neoclassical Tearing Modes in Inductive Operation Resistive Wall Modes in Non-inductively Driven Plasma Disruptions and their mitigation in Inductive Operation Plasma control Plasma transport simulations Divertor Edge pedestal and ELMs in Inductive Operation Diagnostic Working Group

24. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations Performance of “Home Team” tasks Secondees Naka Garching ITER Site (future)

25. Secondees requested by the IT completing design and writing technical procurement specifications for "long-lead" items –CS manufacturing, coil winding instrumentation, conductors –divertor, high heat flux components –blanket (shield and FW) –cryostat and vacuum system layout review of the tritium plant and cryogenic distribution taking over the design for IC, EC and CODAC systems diagnostics definition and integration

26. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations Development of the US ITER Project Management Plan Positioning the US to perform agreed procurements Performance of long-lead-time work on Critical Path Tasks US reviews

27. Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations R&D and Design on Diagnostics, Heating and Current Drive Systems Re-establish US participation in the ITER Test Blanket Program Experiments, theory and modeling aimed at key questions for burning plasmas (design and operation) Planning for the ITER Research Phase

28. Participate in IGNITOR, if Italy builds it Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations Secondees “In-kind” contributions “Cash-fund” contributions

29. Secondees During the EDA, the US provided ~35 secondees to the Joint Central Team. The construction-phase secondee-assignments would be to a combination of: –the ITER site, and –Field Teams in the ITER party territories 10% of the total ITER Central Construction Management Team professional staff level would be comparable to our EDA level: ~8-12 professionals at the ITER Site ~10-13 professionals on Field Teams

30. Participate in IGNITOR, if Italy builds it Upcoming ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations US: Scientific Merit should be the dominant criterion US: “Magnitude of contribution”, rather than “Nature of contribution” should matter for decision-making

31. US actions on Research Participation in ITER Development of the US Burning Plasma program, integrating with the domestic and international programs Drafting visions and plans for ITER research operations Participation in the International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA)

32. ITER-related activities Support of US ITER Negotiations ITER Transitional Arrangements Preparation of the US ITER Project Team BP-Supporting Program Activities Construction Research Operations

33. How do we position the US to meet US interests? Focusing on ITER Project and Program Success –Contributing project-enabling concepts into international Negotiations Preparing for a 2006 US Start-of-Construction –Assessing possible US in-kind offers –Participating in the ITA by tasks and secondees –Establishing an effective US ITER Team Positioning for ITER Research –Performing BP-supporting research on key issues (ITPA) –Establishing excellence in leading tokamak research –Developing world-class remote collaborations tools

34. US interests guiding US preparations Study of Burning Plasmas (cf. G. Navratil) Fusion technologies (cf. C. Baker) U.S. Industry (R. Iotti) As a Step Towards Fusion Power (R. Goldston) Developing a truly international approach to the conception, design, construction and operation of major science and technology programs