Panelists are introduced by ITER Chief Strategist Takayoshi Omae. From left to right: Sayed Ashraf, Special Assistant to the Director General at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); Sehila M. Gonzalez de Vicente, Clean Air Task Force, global director for fusion energy; and Jonathan Musgrove, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Oxford Sigma. (Photo Christian Lünig)
Fusion codes are sets of rules that will serve as generally accepted guidelines for the evolving fusion industry to follow. They will cover critical areas such as the safety and security characteristics of fusion plants, and deliver clarity on the respective roles of governments, research institutions, the private sector, regulators and other stakeholders. They will ensure that systems are reliable and secure. On their own, codes are not laws that must be followed, but they can be adopted into formal legislation.
Transversal developments, like cooperation on codes and standards, can support the fusion ecosystem as a whole. Organizations like the Clean Air Task Force and Oxford Sigma were present at the Private Sector Fusion Workshop to relay to participants some of the efforts being made in this direction. (Photo Christian Lünig)
Gonzalez places particular emphasis on the critical importance of international collaboration. "When we're developing a common set of consistent standards, global collaboration is absolutely key," she said. "This is what we're aiming to achieve at the Clean Air Task Force, and ITER should play a central role here, as it has the most complete knowledge and experience in building a fusion machine. ITER's experience is unique in ensuring quality and dealing with all the different industries providing the high-tech components."
