FinnFusion Yearbook 2019

• Other Authors: Likonen, Jari
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland 2020
• Subjects: nuclear fusion; fusion energy; fusion technology; fusion reactors; fusion reactor materials; remote handling; ITER; DEMO; Lahti; Rovaniemi
• Online Access: https://cris.vtt.fi/en/publications/98892716-26a5-4bf8-83fd-40e69540894f; https://doi.org/10.32040/2242-122X.2020.T375; https://publications.vtt.fi/pdf/technology/2020/T375.pdf

This Yearbook summarises the 2019 research and industry activities of the FinnFusion Consortium. The present emphasis of the FinnFusion programme is the following: (i) Technology R&D for ITER construction and systems including industry contracts; (ii) Implementation of the Fusion Roadmap to the Realization of Fusion Energy as a member of the EUROfusion Consortium with projects focusing on tokamak experiments and modelling; (iii) Creating concepts for the next generation fusion power plant DEMO in Europe. The members of FinnFusion are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Aalto University, CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd., Fortum Power and Heat Ltd., Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Tampere University, University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi University. FinnFusion participates in several EUROfusion work packages, the largest being experimental campaigns at JET and ASDEX Upgrade and related analyses, materials research, plasma-facing components and remote maintenance. F4E projects in 2019 focused on system level design for ITER Remote Handling Connector and on the development of the High Level Control System subsystems for ITER Remote Handling System. EUROfusion supports post-graduate training through the Education work package that allowed FinnFusion to partly fund 13 PhD students in FinnFusion member organizations. In addition, two EUROfusion post-doctoral research and engineering fellowships were running in 2019. In 2019, FinnFusion organized two major fusion events in Finland: the first DEMO workshop together with EUROfusion at VTT in Espoo and an ITPA meeting on energetic particles in Rovaniemi.