Abstract
This Yearbook summarises the 2024 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; (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, Comatec Ltd., CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd., EOS Finland Ltd., Fortum Power and Heat Ltd., Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Luvata Ltd., Platom Ltd., Tampere University, University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi.
FinnFusion participates in several EUROfusion work packages, the largest being remote maintenance, advanced computing, materials research, plasma-facing components and experimental campaigns at ASDEX Upgrade and related analyses also at JET. F4E projects in 2024 focused on the development of 3D machine vision, HLCS modules and GENROBOT at DPT2. In addition, DigiValve development continued under the same grant.
EUROfusion supports post-graduate training through the Education work package that allowed FinnFusion to partly fund 39 PhD students in FinnFusion member organizations. In addition, one EUROfusion Researcher and Engineering Grant was running in 2024.
The FinnFusion annual seminar 2024 was organised by the University of Helsinki at both Downtown and Kumpula campuses in May 2024. This seminar was the first one "FinnFusion only" annual seminar since 2018 as we have had two Nordic Joint seminars and one combined with Business Finland SMR and Decommissioning Ecosystem seminar in between.
The members of FinnFusion are VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd., Aalto University, Comatec Ltd., CSC - IT Center for Science Ltd., EOS Finland Ltd., Fortum Power and Heat Ltd., Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology, Luvata Ltd., Platom Ltd., Tampere University, University of Helsinki and Åbo Akademi.
FinnFusion participates in several EUROfusion work packages, the largest being remote maintenance, advanced computing, materials research, plasma-facing components and experimental campaigns at ASDEX Upgrade and related analyses also at JET. F4E projects in 2024 focused on the development of 3D machine vision, HLCS modules and GENROBOT at DPT2. In addition, DigiValve development continued under the same grant.
EUROfusion supports post-graduate training through the Education work package that allowed FinnFusion to partly fund 39 PhD students in FinnFusion member organizations. In addition, one EUROfusion Researcher and Engineering Grant was running in 2024.
The FinnFusion annual seminar 2024 was organised by the University of Helsinki at both Downtown and Kumpula campuses in May 2024. This seminar was the first one "FinnFusion only" annual seminar since 2018 as we have had two Nordic Joint seminars and one combined with Business Finland SMR and Decommissioning Ecosystem seminar in between.
| Original language | English |
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| Publisher | VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland |
| Number of pages | 124 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 978-951-38-8802-2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2025 |
| MoE publication type | D4 Published development or research report or study |
Publication series
| Series | VTT Technology |
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| Number | 438 |
| ISSN | 2242-1211 |
Keywords
- nuclear fusion
- fusion technology
- fusion reactors
- fusion
- reactor materials
- remote handling
- ITER
- DEMO
