2008-2009 Work Programme

updated 04/12/08



THE TASKS
tasks in purple are not granted yet


Mission 1 : Burning Plasmas
- HCD-08-01-01: BPD: Experimental simulation of non-linear burning plasma dynamics in the Advanced Scenarios for steady-state operation

Mission 2: Reliability of tokamak operation 
- HCD-08-01-02: ICAD: Improvement and qualification of ICRH arc detection systems (to be conducted with F4E)
- HCD-08-01-03: ECPOL: Real-time Polarization Control of EC waves to avoid overheating of machine structures
- HCD-08-01-04: NPRE: Neutral Pressure in front of RF antennas
- HCD-08-02-02: ICWC: ICRF assisted wall conditioning
- HCD-08-02-03: RFINIT: Plasma initiation assist with H&CD systems
- HCD-08-02-04: RFCP: RF Coupling
- HCD-08-02-05: ECARC: EM compatibility of H&CD systems during arcing (to be conducted with F4E)

Mission 4: Long Pulse and Steady-state Operation
- HCD-08-02-06: MIX: Investigate the influence of H&CD mix on ITER scenarios
- HCD-08-02-07: LPO: Long pulse operation of H&CD systems
- HCD-08-02-08: NBIPHY: (off-axis) Current Drive and Rotation capability of NBI

Mission 7: DEMO physics and Plasma Scenarios
- DEM-08-01-05: DEMO: H&CD systems for DEMO

Emerging Technologies (under Mission 4)
- HCD-08-03-01: LH4IT: EU contribution to the ITER LHCD development plan
- LH4AUG: LHCD system for Asdex Upgrade   (to be activated on IPP request only)                                                                          
- HCD-08-04-01: NBTEC: Development of Neutral (Positive/Negative) Ion Beam related Technologies
- HCD-08-04-02: ERID: Electrostatic Residual Ion Dump Studies (to be conducted with F4E)
- HCD-08-04-03: NBIOPT: Space Charge Neutralisation Investigation 
- HCD-08-04-04: NBIEXT: Physics of extraction of negative ions 
- HCD-08-04-05: NBNEUT: Alternative neutraliser technology

ITER specific physics 
- HCD-08-02-01: COM: H&CD during the commissioning phase of ITER (to be conducted with F4E, on ITPA/ITER request)
- ITER current rise phase (to be conducted with F4E, on ITPA/ITER request)