F4E Annual Report 2009 - Fusion For Energy - Europa
F4E Annual Report 2009 - Fusion For Energy - Europa
F4E Annual Report 2009 - Fusion For Energy - Europa
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Fact SheetName:Location:Established:Founding Legal Act:The European Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of <strong>Fusion</strong> <strong>Energy</strong>or “<strong>Fusion</strong> for <strong>Energy</strong>” (<strong>F4E</strong>)Barcelona, Spain19 April 2007 for a period of 35 yearsCouncil Decision No. 2007/198/Euratom of 27 March 2007 establishing theEuropean Joint Undertaking for ITER and the Development of <strong>Fusion</strong> <strong>Energy</strong> andconferring advantages upon it.Director: Dr Didier Gambier (from 1 October 2007 to 15 February 2010)Dr Frank Briscoe (from 16 February 2010 to present)Governing Body:Subsidiary Bodies:Objectives:Staff:Governing Board (Chair: Professor Carlos Varandas, Members: 27 EU MemberStates, Euratom & Switzerland)Executive Committee (Chair: Dr Karl Tichmann, 13 Members)Technical Advisory Panel (Chair: Professor Minh Quang Tran, 13 Members)Standing Coordination Group (Chair: Professor Carlos Varandas, 7 Members)(a) Providing Europe’s contribution to the ITER international fusion energy project;(b) Implementing the Broader Approach agreement between Euratom and Japan;(c) Preparing for the construction of demonstration fusion reactors (DEMO).153 (Officials and Temporary Agents) and 58 (Contract Agents)<strong>2009</strong> Budget: EUR 355 millionActivities in <strong>2009</strong>Operational Contracts:Administrative Contracts:Grants:47 awarded for a total value of EUR 142.5 million (51 launched)5 for a total value of EUR 6 million (7 launched)30 for a total value of EUR 15.9 million (30 launched)Budget Implementation: 98.9% in commitment appropriations (99% operational and 97.5%administrative)65.3% in payment appropriations (65.5% operational and 64.2% administrative)Procurement Arrangements: 8 for the ITER Project (275.91 kIUA equivalent to approximately EUR 400million out of a total of 994.95 kIUA foreseen for all the European in kindcontributions)3 for the Broader Approach (28.1 kBAUA equivalent to EUR 19 millionout of a total of 236.4 kBAUA foreseen for all the European contributions)ITER Credit Awarded:2.92 kIUA (equivalent to EUR 4.4 million)Meetings of Statutory Bodies: 4 of the Governing Board, 7 of the Executive Committee and 3 ofthe Technical Advisory Panel6
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