1. ICIT Rm. Valcea National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 1. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Rm. Valcea Fuel Cycle and TRI-TOFFY training networks - Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” - - Tritium Technologies for the Fusion Fuel Cycle - ing. George ANA, ing. Ionut SPIRIDON Association Days, 26.11.2009

2. Goals: to provide the optimum design, together with a profound basis of experience for safe operation; to provide the skilled professional staff required for the realization and operation of the ITER Deuterium Tritium Fuel Cycle and for the tritium handling in ITER; to defend and further strengthen the leading European position in the field. National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation ICIT Rm. Valcea 2. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009

3. ICIT Rm. Valcea National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 3. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” Network

4. Parties and funds: National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation ICIT Rm. Valcea Germany – Forschungszentrum Kalrsruhe – Tritium Laboratory (coordinator) France – CEA Cadarache Italy – ENEA Frascati Hungary – MTA Atomki Debrecen Romania – ICIT Rm. Valcea 4. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” - 750 000 euro - -2006 – 2010-

5. - 3 year training project: Feb. 2007 – Jan. 2010 National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation ICIT Rm. Valcea 5. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle”

6. National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation ICIT Rm. Valcea 6. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” Measures and Activities Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe & ICIT Rm. Valcea Cryogenic distillation process Isotopic Separation process Material properties testing stands JET Culham Combination of lectures, tours and practical activities Technical and complementary skills courses CATIA V5 (beginners and advanced); Swagelok fittings course; IPR and Contract Management; Fundamentals of Project Management, etc. Fuel Cycle Team in Torus Hall - JET

7. Outcomes - 3 ISI articles published ( 2 as main author and 1 as co-author); - 2 ISI articles submitted for publishing (as main author and co-author); - contacts in all participating institutes (Forschungszentrum Kalrsruhe, CEA Cadarache, ENEA Frascati, MTA Atomki Debrecen, JET Culham) for further colaborations; - experience gain for further involvement in projects like ITER WDS-ISS Systems National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation ICIT Rm. Valcea Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” 7. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009

8. ICIT Rm. Valcea National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 8. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Tritium Technologies for the Fusion Fuel Cycle – TRI TOFFY

9. PARTIES & COSTS FZK (Coordinator) - Germany; CEA - France; ENEA - Italy; 9. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 40 % EU (858 000 euro) MTA ATOMKI - Hungary; UKAEA (CCFE) – United Kindom; ICIT Ramnicu Valcea – Romania 100% by EU (352 000 euro) ICIT Rm. Valcea TRI TOFFY - 2008 – 2012

10. o MEdC/ICIT Trainee - Work package No. 5, such planned:  Introductory/accompanying training at ICIT (duration: 5 months in total)  Research training at ICIT (duration: 17 months)  Research training at FZK (duration: 12 months)  Introductory training at JET Facilities (duration: 2 months)  TOTAL: 36 months National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 10. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 TRI TOFFY - 3 year training project: Jan. 2009 – Jan. 2012 ICIT Rm. Valcea

11. National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 11. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Measures and Activities ICIT Rm. Valcea & Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe Cryogenic distillation process; Isotopic Separation process; Material properties testing stands. JET Culham Combination of lectures, tours and practical activities to become acquainted with the various working fields in JET. TRI TOFFY Training schedule ICIT Rm. Valcea

12. National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation 12. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Completed objectives: Introductory study consisting of an introduction to the institutional technologies and equipments; Courses: CATIA V5 (beginners); Swagelok fittings course; IPR and Contract Management course; 3rd Karlsruhe International School on Fusion Technologies Design of an experimental setup for tritium extraction from the CD column; 1 ISI article published (as co-author). Future activities: participation to a series of technical and complementary skills courses; further involvement in the development of the detritiation systems (ICIT and TLK): design and experimental activities; Participation in different operational procedures and become acquainted with the various working fields at JET. TRI TOFFY ICIT Rm. Valcea

13. National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC Thank you for your attention ! 13. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009 Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation