Name: WPMAG EUROfusion Final Meeting
Start: 2026-01-14T07:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-01-16T17:45:00+01:00
Location: Paul Scherrer Institute

WPMAG EUROfusion Final Meeting

from Wednesday, 14 January 2026 (07:00) to Friday, 16 January 2026 (17:45)

Monday, 12 January 2026
Tuesday, 13 January 2026
Wednesday, 14 January 2026
09:00 Welcome - Kamil Sedlak (EPFL)
Welcome
- Kamil Sedlak (EPFL)
09:00 - 09:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
09:15 Update on WPMAG - Valentina Corato (ENEA)
Update on WPMAG
- Valentina Corato (ENEA)
09:15 - 09:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
09:45 Update on DCT - Lorenzo Giannini
Update on DCT
- Lorenzo Giannini
09:45 - 10:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
10:15 Deliverable on 2025 CEA TF-WP4 and CS designs - Alexandre Torre (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA TF-WP4 and CS designs
- Alexandre Torre (CEA)
10:15 - 10:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T024-D001/D002
10:40 Deliverable on 2025 CEA Industrial study and conductor procurement - Alexandre Torre (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA Industrial study and conductor procurement
- Alexandre Torre (CEA)
10:40 - 11:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T024-D003/D004
11:00 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
11:00 - 11:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
11:30 3D Mechanical Modelling of the DEMO Low Aspect Ratio TF coil 2025 - Silvia Garitta (CEA)
3D Mechanical Modelling of the DEMO Low Aspect Ratio TF coil 2025
- Silvia Garitta (CEA)
11:30 - 11:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T026-D001
11:45 HTS SULTAN Design and manufacturing - Clément Nguyen Thanh Dao (CEA)
HTS SULTAN Design and manufacturing
- Clément Nguyen Thanh Dao (CEA)
11:45 - 12:05
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T027-D001/D002
12:05 WP4 SULTAN Design and manufacturing - Clément Nguyen Thanh Dao (CEA)
WP4 SULTAN Design and manufacturing
- Clément Nguyen Thanh Dao (CEA)
12:05 - 12:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T028-D001/D002
12:25 Deliverable on 2025 CEA electromagnetic calculations – Magnetic field calculations on hybrid HTS/LTS and ITER-like CS designs, and update of TF WP#4 (new baseline). - Alexandre Torre (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA electromagnetic calculations – Magnetic field calculations on hybrid HTS/LTS and ITER-like CS designs, and update of TF WP#4 (new baseline).
- Alexandre Torre (CEA)
12:25 - 12:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T029-D001
12:40 Lunch
Lunch
12:40 - 13:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
13:40 Assessment of modelling needs and numerical tools for non-insulated or partially insulated HTS magnets - Marco Breschi
Assessment of modelling needs and numerical tools for non-insulated or partially insulated HTS magnets
- Marco Breschi
13:40 - 13:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T030-D001
13:55 Development of a synthetic database for CORC® cables - Fabio Freschi
Development of a synthetic database for CORC® cables
- Fabio Freschi
13:55 - 14:10
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T030-D002
14:10 CS coil preconceptual design and electromagnetic analysis for the 2024 DEMO baseline - Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
CS coil preconceptual design and electromagnetic analysis for the 2024 DEMO baseline
- Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
14:10 - 14:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T031-D001/D003
14:30 PF coil preconceptual design and electromagnetic analysis for the 2024 DEMO baseline - Thomas Nes (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
PF coil preconceptual design and electromagnetic analysis for the 2024 DEMO baseline
- Thomas Nes (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:30 - 14:50
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T031-D002/D004
14:50 Continuation of the TF coil design with SMART insulating materials - Mattia Ortino (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Continuation of the TF coil design with SMART insulating materials
- Mattia Ortino (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
14:50 - 15:05
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T031-D005
15:05 Report on the alternative design for VNS TF coils - Di Zenobio Aldo (ENEA)
Report on the alternative design for VNS TF coils
- Di Zenobio Aldo (ENEA)
15:05 - 15:20
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T032-D001
15:20 Thermal-hydraulic analysis on VNS TF conductor - Roberto Bonifetto (05-PoliTo)
Thermal-hydraulic analysis on VNS TF conductor
- Roberto Bonifetto (05-PoliTo)
15:20 - 15:35
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T032-D002
15:35 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:35 - 16:05
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
16:05 Analysis of new baseline and partial- or non-insulated coils - Roberto Bonifetto (05-PoliTo)
Analysis of new baseline and partial- or non-insulated coils
- Roberto Bonifetto (05-PoliTo)
16:05 - 16:20
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T020-D003
16:20 Model and analysis of quench experiments in SULTAN. - Andrea Zappatore (05-PoliTo)
Model and analysis of quench experiments in SULTAN.
- Andrea Zappatore (05-PoliTo)
16:20 - 16:35
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T020-D004
16:35 MC simulations of the neutron volumetric load on TF coils - Federico Ledda
MC simulations of the neutron volumetric load on TF coils
- Federico Ledda
16:35 - 16:50
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T030-D001
16:50 Thermohydraulics analysis of the cooling system of TF coils - Martina Casciello (05-PoliTo)
Thermohydraulics analysis of the cooling system of TF coils
- Martina Casciello (05-PoliTo)
16:50 - 17:05
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T030-D002
Thursday, 15 January 2026
09:00 Thermal – hydraulic analysis of the DEMO winding packs (2025) - Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
Thermal – hydraulic analysis of the DEMO winding packs (2025)
- Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
09:00 - 09:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T031-D001
09:15 Deliverable on 2025 CEA thermo-hydraulic analyses – Impact of hydraulic boundary conditions on CS operation - Benoit Lacroix (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA thermo-hydraulic analyses – Impact of hydraulic boundary conditions on CS operation
- Benoit Lacroix (CEA)
09:15 - 09:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T027-D001
09:30 Deliverable on Coordination of Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis - Sylvie Nicollet (CEA)
Deliverable on Coordination of Thermal-Hydraulic Analysis
- Sylvie Nicollet (CEA)
09:30 - 09:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T028-D001
09:45 Deliverable on 2025 CEA thermo-hydraulic analyses - Quentin Le Coz (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA thermo-hydraulic analyses
- Quentin Le Coz (CEA)
09:45 - 10:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.03-T029-D001/D002/D003
10:15 2025 Coordination of the mechanical analysis groups in WPMAG and Preliminary engineering design of the main structures of the magnet system - Daniela Paola Boso
2025 Coordination of the mechanical analysis groups in WPMAG and Preliminary engineering design of the main structures of the magnet system
- Daniela Paola Boso
10:15 - 10:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T002-D002/D003
10:40 Preliminary clamp design and submodeling for TF Busbars - Corrado Groth (04-UnivTorVergata)
Preliminary clamp design and submodeling for TF Busbars
- Corrado Groth (04-UnivTorVergata)
10:40 - 10:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T020-D001
10:55 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
10:55 - 11:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
11:25 Mechanical analysis of the 2024 CS coil designs (SPC variant) - Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
Mechanical analysis of the 2024 CS coil designs (SPC variant)
- Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
11:25 - 11:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T021-D001
11:40 Mechanical analysis of the 2024 PF coil designs (SPC variant) - Thomas Nes (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
Mechanical analysis of the 2024 PF coil designs (SPC variant)
- Thomas Nes (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:40 - 11:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T021-D002
11:55 MAG-S.01.04-T022-D001 - Rafal Ortwein (07-IFJ PAN)
MAG-S.01.04-T022-D001
- Rafal Ortwein (07-IFJ PAN)
11:55 - 12:10
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b Thermo-mechanical analyses and tests on laser welding process
12:10 Advanced finite element modeling to support the experimental test - Giorgetti Francesco (ENEA)
Advanced finite element modeling to support the experimental test
- Giorgetti Francesco (ENEA)
12:10 - 12:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T023-D001
12:25 Lumped parameter circuit model for hysteresis losses in sector shaped HTS cables. - Antonio Macchiagodena (UniBo)
Lumped parameter circuit model for hysteresis losses in sector shaped HTS cables.
- Antonio Macchiagodena (UniBo)
12:25 - 12:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.06-T012-D001
12:40 CS margin exploration with quasi isobaric loop and Cold end architecture to gain margin - Francois Bonne (CEA)
CS margin exploration with quasi isobaric loop and Cold end architecture to gain margin
- Francois Bonne (CEA)
12:40 - 13:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.02.01-T005-D001 MAG-S.02.01-T006-D001/D002
13:00 lunch
lunch
13:00 - 14:00
14:00 2025 Theoretical studies on the quench detection system - Antonio Maffucci
2025 Theoretical studies on the quench detection system
- Antonio Maffucci
14:00 - 14:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.02.02-T007-D001
14:15 Investigation of the voltage distribution across and within each TF coil during various electrical transients - Giuseppe Messina (ENEA)
Investigation of the voltage distribution across and within each TF coil during various electrical transients
- Giuseppe Messina (ENEA)
14:15 - 14:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
14:30 Updates on EU-CN collaboration - Richard Kamendje
Updates on EU-CN collaboration
- Richard Kamendje
14:30 - 14:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
14:45 EU-CN: Deliverable on 2025 CEA CORC Conductor Performances Analyses - Alexandre Torre (CEA)
EU-CN: Deliverable on 2025 CEA CORC Conductor Performances Analyses
- Alexandre Torre (CEA)
14:45 - 15:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.01-T025-D001
15:00 EU-CN: Electromagnetic-Mechanical Modelling of CS ReBCO CORC-CICC 2025 - Arend Nijhuis (01-UT)
EU-CN: Electromagnetic-Mechanical Modelling of CS ReBCO CORC-CICC 2025
- Arend Nijhuis (01-UT)
15:00 - 15:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.04-T016-D002
15:15 EU-CN: Model and analysis of HTS performance degradation after quench. - Andrea Zappatore (Politecnico di Torino)
EU-CN: Model and analysis of HTS performance degradation after quench.
- Andrea Zappatore (Politecnico di Torino)
15:15 - 15:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.06-T009-D003
15:30 EU-CN Analysis of AC losses and thermal – hydraulic simulations (2025) - Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
EU-CN Analysis of AC losses and thermal – hydraulic simulations (2025)
- Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
15:30 - 15:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-S.01.06-T013-D001
15:45 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:45 - 16:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
16:15 EU-CN: REBCO tape mechanical loading tests and Ic - Arend Nijhuis (01-UT)
EU-CN: REBCO tape mechanical loading tests and Ic
- Arend Nijhuis (01-UT)
16:15 - 16:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T030-D002
16:30 EU-CN: Preliminary test in LN2_2025 - Luigi Muzzi (ENEA)
EU-CN: Preliminary test in LN2_2025
- Luigi Muzzi (ENEA)
16:30 - 16:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T045-D002
16:45 EU-CN: X-ray microtomography analysis of full-length HTS conductor prototype and electrical termination samples developed under the EU-China collaboration - Ion Tiseanu (01-NILPRP)
EU-CN: X-ray microtomography analysis of full-length HTS conductor prototype and electrical termination samples developed under the EU-China collaboration
- Ion Tiseanu (01-NILPRP)
16:45 - 17:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T046-D001
17:00 EU-CN: Survey and tests on stainless steel - Zahra Abbasi (KIT)
EU-CN: Survey and tests on stainless steel
- Zahra Abbasi (KIT)
17:00 - 17:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T050-D003
19:00 Social Dinner
Social Dinner
19:00 - 21:00
Friday, 16 January 2026
09:00 Deliverable on 2025 CEA magnetization test activities. - Quentin Le Coz (CEA)
Deliverable on 2025 CEA magnetization test activities.
- Quentin Le Coz (CEA)
09:00 - 09:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T042-D001
09:15 Purchase of a FIB-SEM equipped with EDS, EBSD and laser ablation chamber. - Angelo Vannozzi (ENEA)
Purchase of a FIB-SEM equipped with EDS, EBSD and laser ablation chamber.
- Angelo Vannozzi (ENEA)
09:15 - 09:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T043-D001
09:30 AC losses and interfilament resistance measurements of unpatterned and commercially filamentized REBCO tapes - Achille Angrisani Armenio (ENEA)
AC losses and interfilament resistance measurements of unpatterned and commercially filamentized REBCO tapes
- Achille Angrisani Armenio (ENEA)
09:30 - 09:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T043-D002
09:45 Measurements with the Magneto-Opical Imaging with an Indicator Film (MOIF) of REBCO tapes - Francesco Laviano (05-PoliTo)
Measurements with the Magneto-Opical Imaging with an Indicator Film (MOIF) of REBCO tapes
- Francesco Laviano (05-PoliTo)
09:45 - 10:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T043-D003
10:00 Design and materials procurement and Critical current measurements - Achille Angrisani Armenio (ENEA)
Design and materials procurement and Critical current measurements
- Achille Angrisani Armenio (ENEA)
10:00 - 10:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T044-D001/D002
10:15 X-ray Tomography Analysis of Short-Length HTS DEMO Conductors with different architectures - Ion Tiseanu (01-NILPRP)
X-ray Tomography Analysis of Short-Length HTS DEMO Conductors with different architectures
- Ion Tiseanu (01-NILPRP)
10:15 - 10:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T047-D001
10:30 Cabling of various RW cable prototypes - Xabier Sarasola (EPFL)
Cabling of various RW cable prototypes
- Xabier Sarasola (EPFL)
10:30 - 10:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T048-D004
10:45 Coffe Break
Coffe Break
10:45 - 11:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
11:15 SULTAN test of ENEA HTS sample SECAS 1 - Mattia Ortino (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
SULTAN test of ENEA HTS sample SECAS 1
- Mattia Ortino (PSI - Paul Scherrer Institut)
11:15 - 11:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T048-D006
11:30 SULTAN test of Lasso 2 coil impregnated by water - Nikolay Bykovskiy (EPFL)
SULTAN test of Lasso 2 coil impregnated by water
- Nikolay Bykovskiy (EPFL)
11:30 - 11:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T048-D009
11:45 Hydraulic tests - Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
Hydraulic tests
- Monika Lewandowska (03-WPUT)
11:45 - 12:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T049-D001
12:00 Mechanical and electro-mechanical tests - Nadezda Bagrets (KIT)
Mechanical and electro-mechanical tests
- Nadezda Bagrets (KIT)
12:00 - 12:15
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T050-D001
12:15 Manufacture of the C-profiles and production of approx. 3 times 100 m empty jacketfor laser welding demonstration - Xabier Sarasola (EPFL)
Manufacture of the C-profiles and production of approx. 3 times 100 m empty jacketfor laser welding demonstration
- Xabier Sarasola (EPFL)
12:15 - 12:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.02.01-T004-D001/D002
12:30 Lunch
Lunch
12:30 - 13:30
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
13:30 CORC-CICCs Ic and Rc under 77K cyclic loading in Twente Press - Arend Nijhuis
CORC-CICCs Ic and Rc under 77K cyclic loading in Twente Press
- Arend Nijhuis
13:30 - 13:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.01.01-T029-D002
13:45 Manufacture of the EDIPO II subscale coil - Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
Manufacture of the EDIPO II subscale coil
- Jack Greenwood (EPFL - EPF Lausanne)
13:45 - 14:00
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.04.01-T003-D001
14:00 Double pancake Design, procurement and quench testing - Nikolay Bykovskiy (EPFL)
Double pancake Design, procurement and quench testing
- Nikolay Bykovskiy (EPFL)
14:00 - 14:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b MAG-T.04.02-T002-D001/D002/D003
14:25 HTS model coil activity at University of Seville - Manuel Garzia Munoz (Uni. Seville)
HTS model coil activity at University of Seville
- Manuel Garzia Munoz (Uni. Seville)
14:25 - 14:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
14:40 Scalable HTS coils for TRUST experimental fusion device: Design and Manufacturing at Tuscia University - Giuseppe Calabro (17-UniTuscia)
Scalable HTS coils for TRUST experimental fusion device: Design and Manufacturing at Tuscia University
- Giuseppe Calabro (17-UniTuscia)
14:40 - 14:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
14:55 Presentation on collaboration activities at UKAEA - Min Liao (UKAEA)
Presentation on collaboration activities at UKAEA
- Min Liao (UKAEA)
14:55 - 15:10
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
15:10 Coffee Break
Coffee Break
15:10 - 15:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
15:40 Updates on Prospective R&D - Gaetano Bongiovì
Updates on Prospective R&D
- Gaetano Bongiovì
15:40 - 15:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
15:55 Mechanical Analysis of Helias 5-B Magnet system - Daniel Louis Arthur Biek (EPFL)
Mechanical Analysis of Helias 5-B Magnet system
- Daniel Louis Arthur Biek (EPFL)
15:55 - 16:10
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
16:10 Radiation tolerance of technical superconductors - Michael Eisterer (OEAW)
Radiation tolerance of technical superconductors
- Michael Eisterer (OEAW)
16:10 - 16:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b PRD-3.HTS.01-T021-D001
16:25 Investigation of AC loss in filamentized coated conductor tapes 4 mm and 12 mm wide, with the filaments of 500 µm and 250 µm, prepared by industrial process - Fedor Goemoery (CU)
Investigation of AC loss in filamentized coated conductor tapes 4 mm and 12 mm wide, with the filaments of 500 µm and 250 µm, prepared by industrial process
- Fedor Goemoery (CU)
16:25 - 16:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b PRD-3.HTS.01-T022-D001
16:40 Impact of neutron and secondary radiation on HTS determined by Monte Carlo and atomistic simulations - Federico Ledda
Impact of neutron and secondary radiation on HTS determined by Monte Carlo and atomistic simulations
- Federico Ledda
16:40 - 16:55
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b PRD-3.HTS.01-T023-D001
16:55 Feasibility study of the system for transport measurements during cryogenic gamma irradiation - Valentina Pinto (ENEA)
Feasibility study of the system for transport measurements during cryogenic gamma irradiation
- Valentina Pinto (ENEA)
16:55 - 17:10
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b PRD-3.HTS.01-T023-D002
17:10 Report om HTS neutron irradiation studies - 2025 - Ivan Duran (IPP.CR)
Report om HTS neutron irradiation studies - 2025
- Ivan Duran (IPP.CR)
17:10 - 17:25
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b PRD-3.HTS.01-T024-D001
17:25 Presentation on the irradiation activity at CIEMAT-CSIC - Teresa Puig (ICMAB-CSIC)
Presentation on the irradiation activity at CIEMAT-CSIC
- Teresa Puig (ICMAB-CSIC)
17:25 - 17:40
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b
17:40 Conclusion
Conclusion
17:40 - 17:45
Room: SZ-OSGA/6b

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