Development of Fusion Materials at Garching Research Campus
The BMFTR is investing approximately 4.8 million euros in the FUMA project to optimize materials for fusion reactors. Collaborative efforts from TUM and IPP aim to enhance understanding of material longevity under extreme conditions.

The Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) is funding the FUMA project with about 4.8 million euros to develop materials for fusion power plants at the Garching research campus. The project involves collaboration among research groups from the Technical University of Munich (TUM) and the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), focusing on materials like EUROFER97 and tungsten alloys that face extreme conditions of temperature, mechanical stress, and radiation in fusion reactors.
FUMA combines positron and neutron research to analyze material properties and damage mechanisms. The long-term objective is to predict material service life accurately, with TUM and IPP defining priorities and preparing samples for analysis.




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