Key enabling technologies for fusion power plants (European Partnership on Fusion Energy)

Expected Outcome: the action is expected to mature and demonstrate (TRL 6-8) innovative technologies in one of the technology areas set out within the scope of the topic: developing and advancing the technology readiness of innovative individual components and/or integrated systems that perform the key functions of fusion power plants (FPPs), in line with the technology area targeted; testing the innovative components and/or systems developed in close-to-real-life conditions, demonstrating the ability to deliver fusion-grade components and/or systems; providing a credible business case, clarifying the potential and perspectives for the commercialisation of the components and/or systems developed, and showing the benefits for the competitiveness and growth of EU companies from the fusion field. Scope: actions funded under this topic are expected to address one of the following technology areas of relevance that are key to the development of future fusion power plants: tritium breeding; fuel cycle; high-power lasers and optical technologies for inertial confinement fusion; targets for inertial confinement fusion; fusion-grade materials; qualification of reactor components in a relevant operational plasma scenario (including high neutron load); digital technologies (including modelling and simulation); the engineering design of future key enabling fusion facilities; any other technology relevant to FPPs. Proposals should clearly indicate which one of these key areas they…