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Here is a printable copy of the timetable: FIS York Week Schedule – Print Copy
York Week – 19th – 22nd June 2023
The programme will be hosted by the University of York on its Heslington Campus.
Monday 19th June – University of York, Heslington East Campus
09:30 – 10:30 – Arrival, coffee and registration
10:30 – 11:00 – Welcome
Professor Matthias Ruth, pVC for Research, University of York
Professor Dame Angela McLean, Government Chief Scientific Adviser (remote)
11:00-12:30 – Fusion Energy: the conditions & approaches Howard Wilson, University of York
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Plasma Physics for Fusion Industry Nick Walkden, Frazer Nash
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Materials Science for Fusion Industry Amy Gandy, University of Sheffield
17:30 – 19:30 – Welcome Drinks Reception and networking with delegates
Tuesday 20th June – University of York, Heslington East Campus
09:00 – 10:30 – The Tokamak Garry Voss,UKAEA
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – Microwave Heating and Current Drive system for tokamak power plants Mark Henderson, UKAEA
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Tokamak Operational Scenarios Fernanda Rimini, UKAEA
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Delegate Networking with each other and students
Wednesday 21st June – University of York, Heslington East Campus
09:00 – 10:30 – Diagnostics and Control Hartmut Zohm, IPP Garching
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – Inertial Confinement Fusion Nigel Woolsey, University of York & Hugo Doyle, First Light Fusion
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 –Panel Session. Short talks from the Panel.
- Panel Chair Aneeqa Khan, University of Manchester
- EU Fusion Landscape Hartmut Zohm, IPP Garching
- Chinese Fusion Landscape Jiangang Li, IPP Hefei
- US Fusion Landscape Anne White, MIT, US
- NIF Matthew Hill, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
- South Korean Fusion Landscape Siwoo Yoon, Korea Institute of Fusion Energy(KFE)
- ITER Sabina Griffith, ITER
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Panel Session(cont.) Questions to the panel. Delegates are encouraged to pose questions directly.
Evening – School Dinner
Thursday 22nd June – University of York, Heslington East Campus
09:00 – 10:30 – Fuelling a tokamak Rachel Lawless, UKAEA
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – Nuclear/Neutronics Analysis of Fusion Systems Lee Packer, UKAEA & Gurdeep Kamal, Tokamak Energy
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Digital Approaches to Design in Fusion Andrew Davis, UKAEA
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Plasma Exhaust and divertor design in Tokamaks Rudi Neu, IPP Garching
Oxfordshire Week – 25th – 28th September 2023
The Oxfordshire week will be hosted by University of Oxford Materials Department and UKAEA and will include three days at Keble College with a site visit to Culham Science Centre .
Monday 25th September – Keble College
08:30 – Registration Opens
09:20 – 09:30 – Welcome David Armstrong, University of Oxford
09:30 – 11:00 – The UK fusion programme in the international landscape Ian Chapman, UKAEA
11:00 – 11:30 – Coffee
11:30- 13:00 – Materials Technology for Fusion Aneeqa Khan, University of Manchester
13:00-14:00 – Lunch
14:00 – 15:30 – Tritium and Fuelling Technologies Tamsin Jackson, UKAEA
15:30-16:00 – Coffee
16:00 – 17:30 – Magnets and Magnet Technology Susie Speller, University of Oxford
17:30 – 19:30 – Welcome Drinks Reception and networking with delegates and students. Student Poster Abstracts
Tuesday 26th September – Keble College (morning) and Culham Science Centre (afternoon)
09:00 – 10:30 – Manufacturing for Fusion, Lee Aucott, UKAEA
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – Breeding blanket design, Sam Murphy, University of Lancaster
12:30 – 13:00 – Grab packed lunch and get on coach to go to Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE)
13:00 – 14:00 – Travel to CCFE. Welcome and tea / coffee. Brief introduction to UKAEA.
14:00 – 15:10 – Tour of JET
15:10 – 15:55 – Tour of Materials Research Facility
15:55 – 17:00 – Tour of RACE robotics facility
17:00 – 17:45 – Return coach to Oxford City Centre
Wednesday 27th September – Keble College
09:00 – 10:30 –Plasma Heating and Current Drive Systems – neutral beam injection Ursel Fantz, IPP Garching
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – System and Plant Maintenance Rob Skilton, UKAEA
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Socio-economics of Fusion Energy Niek Lopes Cardozo, Technical University of Eindhoven
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Meet the Experts: Fusion Commercialisation (Panel Session)
Chair: Valerie Jamieson, The Fusion Cluster manager, UK Atomic Energy Authority
A curated discussion with panelists from private fusion companies, who will give the latest information and views on the commercialisation of fusion energy.
Panelists:
- Heather Lewtas, Head of Innovation, UKAEA
- Warrick Matthews, Managing Director, Tokamak Energy
- Elisabeth Siegel, Policy and Global Affairs, TAE Technologies
- David Bryon, CFO, First Light Fusion
Dr Ted Hayden, Director of the Government Office for Science, will give his reflections on the panel discussion.
19:00 – School Dinner at Corpus Christi College
Drinks Reception, followed by a 3 Course sit-down dinner. This is a relaxed dinner, and there is no formal dress requirement
Thursday 28th September – Keble College
09:00 – 10:30 – Fusion Waste and Waste Management Mark Gilbert, UKAEA
10:30 – 11:00 – Coffee
11:00-12:30 – Fusion Powerplant Safety and Regulation Mike Webley, Environment Agency and Clare Lee, Health and Safety Executive
12:30-13:30 – Lunch
13:30 – 15:00 – Engineering Delivery Rachel Packer, Atkins
15:00-15:30 – Coffee
15:30 – 17:00 – Systems Integration Chris Waldon, UKAEA