Inaugural Private-Public Fusion Workshop
from Monday, 27 May 2024 (06:00) to Wednesday, 29 May 2024 (18:50)
  • Monday, 27 May 2024
    07:45 07:45 - Buses leave Aix-en-Provence
    08:30 8:30 - Arrival, registration, coffee & croissants
    08:50 08:50 - Pre-opening and logistical overview
    09:00 09:00 - Opening and Welcome: ITER, Fusion Industry Association (FIA), Japan Fusion Energy Council (J-Fusion)
    09:15 09:15 - ITER overview: workshop goals, sampling of lessons learned, overview of challenges
    10:00 10:00 - Coffee break / dedicated poster session #1
    10:45 10:45 - Tokamaks – presentations, panel, Q&A
    12:15 12:15 Lunch – networking, main worksite tours (Assembly Hall & Tokamak Building) - Side session: considering best channels for knowledge sharing
    15:30 15.30 - Hybrids and Innovative Fusion Approaches – presentations, panel, Q&A
    17:30 17:30 - Buses depart for dinner venue
    18:30 18:30 - Dedicated poster session #2
    19:30 19.30 - Dinner – networking
    21:00 21:00 - Buses depart to Aix
  • Tuesday, 28 May 2024
    08:00 08:00 - Buses leave Aix-en-Provence
    09:00 09:00 - Stellarators – presentations, panel, Q&A
    10:30 10:30 - Coffee break / dedicated poster session #3
    11:15 11:15 - Supply Chain innovation – presentations, Q&A
    12:15 12.15 - Lunch – networking - Side session: considering best channels for knowledge sharing
    13:45 13.45 - Inertial confinement – presentations, panel, Q&A
    15:45 15.45 - Coffee break - networking
    16:30 16.30 -Wrap-up and closing discussions / preview of Day 3
    18:00 18.00 - Buses depart for Aix-en-Provence
    19:00 19.30 - Dinnertime – free evening
  • Wednesday, 29 May 2024
    08:00 08:00 - Buses leave Aix en provence
    09:00 9:00 - Amphitheatre Meet & Greet - This day will be dedicated to specialized worksite tours and “deep-dive” discussions with ITER experts. Specialized tours offered throughout the day*: Virtual reality room session Reactive power compensation switchyard Magnet conversion building Repairs in progress (PF coils building, Cryostat workshop) Cryogenics plant Tokamak building extended tour Components in storage Radiofrequency building *Tours will be offered based on the interests of participants. Other tours can be requested. Open discussions with ITER specialists, offered throughout the day**: Assembly and tooling Metrology 4D visualization Remote handling Diagnostics Logistics and transport Materials Vacuum Vessel manufacturing and assembly Magnet design, manufacturing, and assembly Electron cyclotron radiofrequency heating Ion cyclotron radiofrequency heating Neutral beam heating Thermal shield fabrication and assembly Safety demonstration (regulatory oversight, licensing) Waste management Insurance and other legal issues Quality assurance Reactive power compensation (pulsed power supply) Cryogenics Blanket Divertor Tritium breeding and extraction **These discussion topics will be offered based on the interests of participants. Other topics can be suggested.
    17:30 17:30 - Buses leave to Aix en provence