1	IAEA Support for Fusion Energy Research R.E.H. Clark, G. Mank, A. Malaquias, A.L. Nichols IAEA, Vienna, Austria
2	Outline Introductory remarks Overall IAEA fusion support A+M specific fusion support Summary
3	Worldwide Energy Consumption
4	ITER
5	The Goal
6	Language of the IAEA CRP - Co-ordinated Research Project RCM – Research Co-ordination Meeting CM – Consultants Meeting TM – Technical Meeting A+M – Atomic and Molecular TC – Technical Co-operation
7	Fusion Needs: Long Pulse Operation
8	Fusion Needs: Long Pulse Operation 5 Technical Meetings on Steady State Operation, Energetic Particles, H-mode Physics and Transport Barriers, Fusion Power Plants and Data Acquisition
9	Fusion Needs: Confinement Regimes
10	Fusion Needs: Confinement Regimes 3 Technical Meetings on the issue of Theory of Plasma Instability, Energetic Particles, H-mode Physics and Transport Barriers and one school open for young researchers and scientists related to Plasma Physics and Confinement.
11	Fusion Needs: Transport and Heating
12	Fusion Needs: Transport and Heating 5 Technical Meetings on Neutral Beam Injection, ECRH Physics and Technology, Plasma Instabilities and study of transpost in small fusion devices. The school on Plasma Physics and Confinement will discuss related problems.
13	Fusion Needs: Materials and Wall
14	Fusion Needs: Materials and Wall 3 Technical Meetings on Atomic and Molecular data and on codes as well as 4 Coordinated Research Projects e.g on molecular processes, spectral features, tritium inventory and wall studies in small tokamaks are supported. A school on pulsed neutrons: enhancing the capacity for materials science will discuss materials research under very high neutron peak fluxes.
15	Fusion Needs: New Concepts and IFE
16	Fusion Needs: New Concepts and IFE 3 Technical Meetings on innovative concepts and theory of stellarators, spherical tori and new concepts of particle injection. Research meetings on inertial fusion and dense plasmas as well as technical support to a dense plasma experiment.
17	IAEA Fusion Activities 2005 TM on H-mode Physics and Transport Barriers School on Pulsed Neutron Sources: Enhancing the Capacity for Material Science TM on Energetic Particles in Magnetic Confinement Systems TM on Innovative Concepts and Theory of Stellarators
18	IAEA Fusion Activities 2005 TM on Research Use of Small Fusion Devices TM on Atomic and Molecular Data Centres and ALADDIN Network TM on Code Centres Network RCM on Spectral Properties of Heavy Elements RCM on Database for Molecular Processes RCM on Dense Magnetised Plasmas
19	IAEA Fusion Activities 2005 TM on Steady State Operation of Magnetic Fusion Devices and MHD of Advanced Scenarios TM on Theory of Plasma Instabilities: Transport, Stability and Their Interaction School on Plasma Physics and Integrated Modelling and Plasma Instability TM on Negative Ion Based Neutral Beam Injectors
20	IAEA Fusion Activities 2005 TM on ECRH Physics and Technology for ITER TM on 1st Generation of Fusion Power Plant: Design and Technology TM on Control, Data Acquisition and Remote Participation for Fusion Research TM on Spherical Tori TC support
21	Atomic and Molecular Data Support Recommendations from Subcommittee of IFRC Co-ordinated Research Projects Technical Meetings Consultants’ Meetings Products made available to all Member States
22	Current CRP Topics Data for plasma diagnostics, ending 2005 Molecular processes in edge plasmas, ending 2005 Tritium inventory Database for molecular processes, starting 2005 Spectral properties of heavy elements, starting 2005
23	CRP Results: Plasma Diagnostics State selective charge transfer cross sections for alpha particles Collision database for Fulcher band emission spectroscopy CTMC calculations on excitation and ionisation of He colliding with protons
24	CRP Results: Plasma Diagnostics Experimentally obtaining wavelengths and emission functions of key radiators in core and edge X-ray yields from e-impact on surface from heavy species targets Calculation of ionisation recombination, line emission coefficients, rare gases Results to appear in journal Atomic and Plasma-Material Interaction Data for Fusion (APID)
25	CRP Results: Molecular Processes Photoionization cross sections for simple hydrocarbons Cross sections for excitation, ionization for H₂ and selected hydrocarbons Temperature dependence of appearance energies measured
26	CRP Results: Molecular Processes Charge transfer cross sections for selected molecules Data for hydrogen molecules and isotopemers completed and used in model, effective rate coefficients calculated
27	CRP Results: Molecular Processes Excitation, de-excitation, elastic cross sections for hydrogen and isotopemers calculated Ion survival probabilities, energy transfer, dissociations and chem. reactions for hydrocarbon ions (C1-C3) with carbon surfaces completed Results to appear in APID
28	Technical Meetings 2005 May 2005: Code centres network June 2005: Heavy elements October 2005: Data centres network
29	Products Numerical databases maintained and updated through CRPs and individual consultants Bibliographic databases maintained and updated through Data Centres Network Search engine developed in response to need to explore multiple data centres Online code access developed in response to additional data needs Dedicated publications Home page of Unit: http://www-amdis.iaea.org/
30	Numerical Database ALADDIN system: link on Unit Home Page, sorted by process Data developed through CRPs in direct response to recommendations of IFRC Subcommittee Database searchable through GENIE
31	Bibliographic Database AMBDAS link on Unit Home Page Data entries relevant to fusion Data supplied through Data Centre Network Entries searched by author, process, reactants, etc All data in Bulletin available through AMBDAS
32	GENIE Search Engine Number of databases at different locations Each has unique method of inquiry Search engine developed to pass request in proper form to several databases in parallel; available through link on Home Page Further development underway
33	Codes Online Often some data not available in database Experiments long and difficult Many computational tools exist Several extensive capabilities now online – average approximation, heavy particle collisions, LANL codes with links from Home Page Initiative launched to develop network of code centres
34	LANL Codes Available on T-4 page http://www.t4.lanl.gov/ Select ionization stage Structure calculation performed, energy levels and oscillator strengths Cross sections calculated for excitation or ionization
35	Publications Summary reports of meetings International Bulletin on Atomic and Molecular Data for Fusion Journal Atomic and Plasma-Material Interaction Data for Fusion
36	Summary IAEA has an active fusion programme Recommendations made by external bodies Activities are in direct response to fusion needs IAEA staff respond to recommendations