The grand challenge of developing a new energy source based on fusion
power has led to the creation of a private fusion industry. In
conjunction with the “bold decadal vision” initiated by the White House,
many of the private fusion companies expect to see fusion power become a
reality in the 2030’s. Growth is necessary in numerous industries in
order to accomplish this vision: some of these industries are emerging,
high-technology (superconducting wire, radiation tolerant materials,
lasers) and some are more conventional (steel, concrete, software).
Large fusion facilities in the public sector have required identifying
industrial capabilities for these facilities’ specific needs, which
provides lessons learned, but is only one step towards the scale-up
required for an expanding fusion power industry. This symposium is
intended to present the current state of the fusion supply chain,
lessons learned from exiting facilities, a look ahead to what is needed,
and a consideration of what is needed to fill the gap.
Back to Top ↑2024 Symposium Sessions |
| Monday June 17 |
| 10:30 | Needs of the Fusion Industry |
| 1:30 | Views from Suppliers I |
| Tuesday June 18 |
| 9:15 | Perspectives on Fusion Supply Chain Challenges |
| 1:30 | Confronting the Fusion Supply Chain Challenges: A Path Forward |
| Wednesday June 19 |
| 9:00 | Views from Suppliers II |
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2024 Symposium Program |
| Monday June 17 |
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| 10:30 | Needs of the Fusion Industry | National Harbor 7 |
| Session chair: Arnold Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Costs and trade-offs in building up a supply chain
H. Lux, D. Wolf, C. Price, J. Cowan, United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority, UK |
| Workforce Needs to Support Rapid Deployment of Fusion
K. Furlong, C.M. Jacobson, Realta Fusion, US |
| Supply Chain Concerns for Commercial Fusion Reactors - Focus on Blanket Materials and HTS Tape
A. Shone, M.J. Ginsberg, A.L. Washington, C.J. Pickles, J.O. Astbury, Tokamak Energy, Inc., US |
| Traditional and Novel Supply Chain Constraints for the Growing Fusion Energy Industry
C.P.S. Swanson, Thea Energy, US |
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| 1:30 | Views from Suppliers I | National Harbor 7 |
| Session chair: Jaydeep Deshpande, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, US |
| Beyond Science: Engineering a Fusion Power Plant
B. Uppal, Kyoto Fusioneering America, US |
| The Crucial Role of Vacuum Technology in Fusion Energy Development
A. Schopphoff, Pfeiffer Vacuum, DE |
| Procuring and Manufacturing Vacuum Systems for Fusion
M. Lane, Equans, FR |
| Control system will be on your critical path
R. Sabjan, Cosylab, SI |
| Magnetic Qualification of Vacuum Pumps for use in Fusion Reactors
G. Gallo, US ITER / ORNL, US |
| Extrusion of BeTi Beryllides from powder
S. Mueller, S. Gall, R. Nitschke, A. Goraieb, FORMING GmbH, DE |
| Tuesday June 18 |
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| 9:15 | Perspectives on Fusion Supply Chain Challenges | National Harbor 7 |
| Session chair: Arnold Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Building a fusion energy supply chain - results of the FIA 2024 Supply Chain Report
A. Holland, Fusion Industry Association, US |
| EPRI Perspectives on Developing and Deploying Advanced Manufacturing Methods and Materials in Support of a Robust Fusion and Advanced Energy System Supply Chain
D. Grandas, A. Sowder, M. Albert, B. Sutton, Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI), US |
| Lessons Learned from SHINE's DT Fusion Facilities
J. Blatz, SHINE Technologies, US |
| Accelerated Development of Fusion Power Plant with High-quality Fusion Supply Chain
Gyung-Su Lee, Chang-Ho Choi, Doowhan Choi, Enable Fusion Inc., KR |
| Industrial Approach and Fusion Supply Chain in Japan
K. Seko, Kyoto Fusioneering, JP |
| Supply Chain Challenges for the Commercialization of Fusion Energy
A. Campbell, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
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| 1:30 | Confronting the Fusion Supply Chain Challenges: A Path Forward | National Harbor 7 |
| Session chair: Andrew Holland, Fusion Industry Association, US |
| Public-Private Partnerships in the Fusion Supply Chain Landscape
J. Cohen, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, US |
| Perspectives on public-private partnerships for supply chain development
A. Lumsdaine, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Panelist
J. Cohen, Commonwealth Fusion Systems, US |
| Panelist
K. Furlong, Realta Fusion, US |
| Panelist
A. Schopphoff, Pfeiffer Vacuum, DE |
| Panelist
B. Uppal, Kyoto Fusioneering America, US |
| Panelist
G-S. Lee, Enable Fusion Inc., US |
| Panelist
D. Grandas, EPRI, US |
| Wednesday June 19 |
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| 9:00 | Views from Suppliers II | National Harbor 7 |
| Session chair: Amelia Campbell, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| Business Model Innovation for Building Fusion Supply Chains
H. Jackson, U.S. Department of Energy, US |
| Handling US private company requests for ITER information
C.M. Greenfield, A. Lumsdaine, L.P. Cunningham, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, US |
| A HTS magnet supplier company - Canyon Magnet Energy
H. Song, B. Santos, Y. Viouchkov, S. Van Sciver, Canyon Magnet Energy, US |
| High temperature superconductors as the key material for compact fusion: scale up challenges and investment opportunities
S. Samoilenkov, Faraday 1867 Holdings LLC, US |
| 6-Lithium Enrichment
J.W. Elling, G.D. Jarvinen, S. Yarbro, J. Gatewood, P.T. Lueangrujiwong, Molten Salt Solutions, US |
| AI-enabled design of foam polymer targets for inertial fusion energy
A. Stein, V. I. Perumal, R. Frye, D. Beckett, C. B.S. Woodruff, UHV3D Inc, US |
| Building the fusion supply chain one company at a time: the New Mexico Energy Technology Incubator (NMETI)
S. Woodruff, J. Elling, C. Evans, A. Stein, New Mexico Energy Technology Incubator, US |
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Costs and trade-offs in building up a supply chain
Public-Private Partnerships in the Fusion Supply Chain Landscape
Procuring and Manufacturing Vacuum Systems for Fusion
Beyond Science: Engineering a Fusion Power Plant
Lessons Learned from SHINE's DT Fusion Facilities
The Crucial Role of Vacuum Technology in Fusion Energy Development
Accelerated Development of Fusion Power Plant with High-quality Fusion Supply Chain
Business Model Innovation for Building Fusion Supply Chains
Industrial Approach and Fusion Supply Chain in Japan
Supply Chain Concerns for Commercial Fusion Reactors - Focus on V44 and HTS Tape
Control system will be on your critical path
Workforce Needs to Support Rapid Deployment of Fusion
