The Focus Topic “Materials and Innovations for Fusion Energy” will highlight the ongoing materials science and engineering challenges associated with bringing a functional fusion power plant online. Specifically, we invite abstracts related to surface and interface interactions in both plasma-facing materials and fueling subsystems, vacuum technologies, and processing of the intake and exhaust gases. We welcome both theory and experimental work to this session. Overall, we hope that this Focus Topic can bring together groups from industry, academia, and national labs to address current challenges facing the Fusion community.
Areas of Interest: The organizers of this focus topic believe that the AVS community has relevant expertise to solve what are fundamentally surface science and materials science problems in Fusion. Specifically, we hope to bring together a community that can address challenges related to:
- Surface Interactions (first-wall plasma/materials interactions, fuel processing, and isotope separation)
- Materials Development (permeation barriers, fuel containment, and purification)
- Processing Conditions (optimization of fuel cleanup and rebalancing)
- Vacuum Technology (the need for new pumping systems).
FUS1: Materials and Innovations for Fusion Energy Oral Session
Invited Speakers:
- Yuji Hatano, Tohoku University, Japan
- Robert Kolasinski, Sandia National Lab, “The Effects of High-Flux Plasmas on the Composition and Structure of Advanced Tungsten Alloys and Ultra-High Temperature Ceramics”
- Florian Priester, KIT, Germany, “Challenges in Tritium Surface Characterization: From Memory Effects to Fusion Byproducts Management”
- Masa Shimada, Idaho National Laboratory
- Eric Vogel, Georgia Tech
FUS2: Materials and Innovations for Fusion Energy Poster Session