Magnetic Research Fusion Programme 2017-2022

CCFE的使命是利用利用磁场为太阳能供电的聚变过程，以开发大规模无碳能源，并将英国定位为国际聚变能源经济的领先供应商。聚变有可能成为确保安全、对环境负责的能源供应所需措施组合的重要组成部分。CCFE是旨在生产商业规模聚变示范反应堆(DEMO)的全球合作的主要参与者，在此之前，将演示热核实验堆的第一个自持等离子体，这是正在法国建设的下一步国际聚变实验。根据与EURATOM的合同，CCFE运营着世界上最大的托卡马克JET，同时也是球形托卡马克的先驱，对英国设施桅杆的令人兴奋的升级将于2017年投入使用。Jet无疑是为ITER做准备的最好设施，而Mast Upgrade是一台独特的机器，用于理解和开发在演示中排泄热量的方法。托卡马克物理方面的这一优势得到了材料科学、聚变技术和远程维护方面不断增长的国际领先项目的补充。CCFE战略与欧盟核聚变计划保持一致，我们的英国资金将带来所有科学和技术好处，以及获得设施和大量欧盟资金。这笔赠款支持的喷气式飞机捐款(~GB 9Mpa)利用了价值~GB 45Mpa的喷气式飞机运营合同。此外，我们预计该计划的其余部分将利用欧盟提供的近40%的额外资金。虽然ITER的成功运营仍然是聚变界的第一个主要目标，但在材料和技术方面实现聚变电仍存在重大问题。这些领域也是与其他领域具有更大协同作用的领域。反映这一点的是，英国通过NNUF(国家核用户设施)投资1000万GB建立了一个核材料研究设施(MRF)，该设施于2016年在CCFE开放。MRF与亨利·罗伊斯爵士研究所的材料倡议保持一致，并将获得该倡议的资金。聚变和裂变材料的科学和技术能力在理论和建模、实验和制造方面都有所提高。我们正在与几所大学和工业合作伙伴一起发展材料技术(包括先进制造和部件原型制造)课程。牛津城的交易为挑战环境中的远程应用中心(RACE)提供了1000万GB的新楼，该中心于2016年开业，基于从为其他行业剥离的喷气式飞机维护方面的专业知识，以及保持英国在聚变远程维护方面的领先地位。正在利用通过H2020项目与裂变、航空航天和数据密集型计算等非聚变领域合作产生的更多机会，实现互利共赢。我们计划的四个主要驱动力是：(I)确保英国在ITER的第一批燃烧等离子体中处于领先地位；(Ii)开发综合核聚变发电厂设计；(Iii)创新，以降低聚变反应堆的资本和运营成本；以及(Iv)利用协同效应，进一步提高英国的利益，并发展英国的技能和增长。最后，我们将保持我们出色的学徒培训(牛津高级技能中心将于2017年开放)和博士指导，同时增加我们的博士后招生，为ITER一代的发展提供一条职业道路，受益于在英国培训的顶尖学生。

CCFE's mission is to harness the fusion process that powers the sun by using magnetic fields in order to develop a large-scale carbon-free energy source and position the UK to be a leading provider in the international fusion energy economy. Fusion has the potential to be an important component of the portfolio of measures needed to ensure a secure, environmentally responsible, supply of energy. CCFE is a major player in a global collaboration aimed at producing a commercial-scale fusion demonstration reactor (DEMO), which will be preceded by the demonstration of the first self-sustaining plasmas in ITER, the next-step international fusion experiment under construction in France. CCFE operates the world's largest tokamak, JET, under contract to EURATOM, as well as being pioneers of the spherical tokamak, with an exciting upgrade to the UK facility MAST becoming operational in 2017. JET is unarguably the best facility for preparation for ITER, whilst MAST Upgrade is a uniquely capable machine for understanding and developing ways to exhaust the heat in DEMO. This strength in tokamak physics is complemented by growing, internationally-leading programmes in materials science, fusion technology and remote maintenance. The CCFE strategy is aligned with the EU fusion programme, with all the science and technology benefits that brings, as well as access to facilities and substantial EU funding leveraged by our UK funding. The JET contribution supported by this grant (~£9M pa) leverages the JET Operating Contract worth ~£45M pa. Furthermore, we expect the remainder of the programme to leverage nearly 40% extra funding from the EU.Whilst the successful operation of ITER remains the first major goal of the fusion community, there are big issues for realising fusion electricity in materials and technology. These are also the areas with greater synergies with other fields. Reflecting this, the UK has invested ~£10M via NNUF (National Nuclear User Facility) in a nuclear Materials Research Facility (MRF), opened at CCFE in 2016. The MRF is aligned with, and will receive funding from, the Sir Henry Royce Institute materials initiative. Fusion and fission materials science and technology capabilities have grown in both theory & modelling, experiments and manufacturing. We are growing a programme in materials technology (including advanced manufacturing and component prototyping) with several universities and industrial partners. The Oxford City Deal has provided ~£10M for a new building for the centre for Remote Applications in Challenging Environments (RACE), opened in 2016, building on expertise from maintenance of JET for spin-out to other industries as well as keeping the UK at the forefront of fusion remote maintenance. Further opportunities arising from collaborations with non-fusion fields such as fission, aerospace and data-intensive computing through H2020 projects are being exploited, to mutual benefit. The four main drivers of our programme are (i) to ensure a leading position for the UK in the first burning plasmas in ITER; (ii) to develop integrated nuclear fusion power plant designs; (iii) to innovate in order to drive down the capital and operational cost of fusion reactors; and (iv) to exploit synergies to further UK interests and develop UK skills and growth. Finally, we will maintain our excellent apprentice training (the Oxford Advanced Skills centre is due to open in 2017) and PhD supervision, whilst increasing our post-doc intake to provide a career path for development of the ITER generation, benefitting from the top students trained in the UK.