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the italian fusion programme is coordinated by EnEa (agenzia nazionale per le nuove tecnologie, l’energia e lo sviluppo economico sostenibile). EnEa works with linked third parties: universities, research institutes, and industries. institutes carrying out fusion research along with EnEa include physics institute (ifp), Consorzio rfX, national research Council of italy (Cnr), national institute for nuclear physics (infn) and university of padova. about 600 professionals work on fusion research in institutions across italy.

enea • EnEa centre at frascati houses the frascati upgrade (ftu) tokamak, a high- magnetic-field, high-plasma-density tokamak; it investigates radio-frequency plasma heating, control techniques and plasma-wall interaction with liquid metal walls • frascati generator, a medium intensity 14-mev neutron generator, is used for experimental validation of fusion nuclear data and codes. • studies and development of superconductor materials are carried out at the EnEa superconductivity laboratory • EnEa’s high heat flux Components laboratory set up and tested the manufacturing process and a dedicated facility for the fabrication of full scale itEr divertor target prototypes • Design and experimental validation of liquid metal technology for breeding blankets can be done at EnEa centre at Brasimone.

ConsoRZio RFX • Consorzio rfX staff are involved in the scientific exploitation and upgrade of the rfX-mod experiment, a flexible device which can be operated both as a high current and as a tokamak • the Consorzio is responsible for the r&D to develop the 1mv, 40a neutral Beam injector (nBi) for itEr • it contributes to the Broader approach and has developed two power supply systems for Japan’s Jt60-sa tokamak

iFP • ifp staff work on the design and various optimisation studies of the Electron Cyclotron resonance heating (ECrh) upper launcher for itEr • the institute is engaged in the development of mm-wave-based plasma diagnostics and neutron and gamma-ray spectrometry for JEt and itEr • ifp scientists participate in experimental campaigns at JEt, ftu, aug and tCv

for itEr, italian industries have manufactured part of the superconducting cables, the European share of superconducting magnets, and 7 sectors of the vacuum chamber. for the Broader approach, industries manufacture components for Jt60-sa, and design and test the lithium target for the international fusion material irradiation facility (ifmif). infn has developed the radio frequency Quadrupole accelerating structure for ifmif. the italian fusion unit has developed the design for a “Divertor tokamak testing facility” with the aim of investigating potential physics and technology challenges in DEmo’s exhaust system.

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