In preparation for the construction of a Demonstration Fusion Reactor (DEMO) and related facilities
including the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), the Joint Undertaking has
implemented, in collaboration with the Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) and in the frame of the
Broader Approach Agreement, a programme of research, development and design activities which
constitute the scope of the IFMIF/EVEDA project, which are:
• The design, construction, installation and commissioning of the Prototype Accelerator for
IFMIF;
• The design, construction and tests of a downscaled prototype of the Target Facility;
• The design, construction and tests of prototypical Irradiation Test Modules for the Test
Facility;
• The Engineering Design of the IFMIF facility.
As a member of the Broader Fusion Development Department of 'Fusion for Energy', the Project
Leader (PL) for IFMIF/EVEDA will be the manager and spokesperson of the IFMIF/EVEDA project.
He/She will lead the European-Japanese Integrated Project Team (IPT), in particular for the
construction, installation and commissioning of the Prototype Accelerator at the Broader Approach
site of Rokkasho, Aomori Prefecture, Japan.
Relying on the European and Japanese Home Teams, the main mission of the PL will be to direct all
phases of realisation of the Prototype Accelerator, from reception of the subsystems (mainly delivered
by European Institutions), installation, check-out of the components and commissioning of the
accelerator with beam. The PL will initiate all necessary actions to meet the challenging objective of
generating more than 1 MW beam power under continuous wave conditions.
Project Leader for IFMIF/EVEDA will coordinate the Accelerator Team at Rokkasho, composed of a set
of “permanent staff” and “dedicated teams” associated to specific tasks, such as the delivery and startup
of components, in a given time schedule and also will propose the organization of the Accelerator
Team. These activities will be performed in accordance with the Japanese Safety Regulations, for
which the JAEA is responsible.
As the top level representative of the IFMIF/EVEDA project, the Project Leader will be the
spokesperson of the IPT at the related Governance meetings, at scientific conferences and to the
organisations interfacing with the project. He/she will work on the successful execution of the
Procurement Arrangements in close interaction with the Implementing Agencies.
Among other tasks, the Project Leader for IFMIF/EVEDA will:
• Manage and lead the activities of the Project Team in Rokkasho and coordinate the activities in
close collaboration with the Implementing Agencies;
• Prepare the Project Plan, the Work Programme and the Annual Report;
• Maintain accounts of the contributions of each Party;
• Report to the Steering and Project Committees on the progress of the IFMIF/EVEDA activities,
in particular of the Prototype Accelerator activities;
• Organize the work to perform the installation, checkout and commissioning of the components
and of the whole prototype accelerator, from injector to beam dump;
• Coordinate all operations performed on the accelerator prototype;
• Submit the operational plans to the JAEA Safety Team;
• Gather all relevant information and experimental results to make them available to the
relevant scientific community.
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