Fourth DONES Users Workshop

Sesión

Qualification of materials for the fusion programme, DEMO and fusion power plant

14 oct 2026, 11:00

Main Auditorium (CIEMAT)

100. Bridging the Gap: Fusion-Fission Synergies to Accelerate Material Qualification for DEMO and Fusion Power Plants

Prof. Marta Serrano Garcia (CIEMAT)

Future fusion power systems will expose materials to some of the harshest operating conditions ever considered in nuclear engineering, combining intense neutron irradiation, helium production, thermal cycling, high temperatures, and chemically aggressive environments. While fusion introduces unique challenges, many of the underlying degradation mechanisms and qualification needs are closely...

101. EUROfusion material development and qualification roadmap for baseline and advanced materials for fusion in-vessel components

Gerald Pintsuk (FZJ)

The first objective of the EUROfusion Work Package Materials is the characterization and qualification of the three baseline materials, i.e. EUROFER97 steel for blankets and divertor cassette structure, tungsten as plasma facing armor material, and copper-chromium-zirconium (CuCrZr) for divertor heat-sinks. Qualification of the industrially available baseline materials, up to a level...

115. Fracture Data Acquisition Approach for Reliability Assessment of RAFM Steel in Fusion DEMO Reactors

Dr. Takashi Nozawa (National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology)

The qualification assessment of low-activation ferritic-martensitic steel (RAFM), a key structural material for fusion DEMO reactors, is a critical challenge for the realization of such reactors. The IFMIF-DONES program identifies the acquisition of neutron irradiation data as a key strategy to support this qualification assessment. The design of future in-vessel components will be verified...