Nov 2012
EFDA publishes “Fusion Electricity – A roadmap to the realisation of fusion energy”, which sets out a strategic vision toward the generation of electrical power by a Demonstration Fusion Power Plant (DEMO)
Dec 2013
The activities of Work Package WPDTT2 (Definition and Design of the Divertor Tokamak Test Facility) start in the framework of EU Fusion Roadmap Mission 2: “Heat-exhaust systems
July 2015
ENEA publishes “DTT Divertor Tokamak Test Facility. Project Proposal” (“Blue Book”)
Apr 2017
MISE (Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico – Italian Ministry of Economic Development) and MIUR (Ministero dell’Istruzione, Università e Ricerca - Italian Ministry of Education, University and Research), allocate a financial contribution of 80 M€ for the DTT Project
June 2017
The conclusion of EUROfusion DTT Workshop held in Frascati is that the design of a DTT facility should offer sufficient flexibility to be able to incorporate the best candidate divertor concept (e.g. conventional, snowflake, super-X, double null, liquid limiter) even at a later stage of its realization
July 2017
An interim DTT Project Board is nominated and an interim DTT Team is established
Oct 2017
The DTT Team prepares a feasibility study focusing on flexibility, up-down symmetry, and additional power specifications
Oct 2017
On the basis of the feasibility study submitted by the DTT Team, the General Assembly of EUROfusion approves the principle of involvement of EUROfusion in the DTT facility around 2022-23, within a ceiling of 60 M€ for the divertor system
Nov 2017
Fusion Engineering and Design publishes a special issue on DTT
Dec 2017
The activities of Work Package WPDTT2 come to the end, since DTT becomes an Italian project supported by EUROfusion
Mar 2018
Frascati hosts the first national workshop on DTT Physics (“Prima riunione nazionale sulla fisica del DTT”)
Apr 2018
The General Assembly of EUROfusion decides that 60 M€ should be earmarked for DTT in FP9, delaying the decision on the most appropriate involvement of EUROfusion around 2022-2023, when EUROfusion will be able to propose a divertor to be tested or the DTT plant will be at a stage with a low risk to non-completion.
Apr 2018
Frascati is selected as DTT site among 9 proposals, as a result of a Call for Interest addressed to the Italian Regions
July 2018
The 1st Design Review Meeting is held in Frascati, focusing on major DTT components
Mar 2019
The 2nd Design Review Meeting is held in Frascati, convened to consolidate the status and highlight the critical issues of the DTT design with particular regard to the preparation of the Interim Design Report
Apr 2019
ENEA publishes “DTT - Divertor Tokamak Test facility – Interim Design Report” (“Green Book”)
June 2019
The 3rd Design Review Meeting is held in Frascati, focused on the TF coil system
June 2019
EFSI portfolio guarantee for 250 M€ European Investment Bank loan is available
Aug 2019
The Superconducting strand contract is awarded
Sept 2019
The DTT Consortium is established with the first two partners: ENEA and Consortium CREATE.
Oct 2019
The 4th Design Review Meeting is held in Padua, focused on DTT diagnostics
Nov 2019
The 5th Design Review Meeting is held in Frascati, focused on the DTT layout and remote handling system
Nov 2019
The 5th Design Review Meeting is held in Frascati, focused on the DTT layout and remote handling system
February 2020
The new partner ENI joins DTT Consortium.
April 2021
The new partners Consortium RFX, INFN, Politecnico di Torino, University of Milano-Bicocca, Università di Roma Tor-Vergata, University of Tuscia join DTT Consortium
December 2021
The new partner Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche joins DTT Consortium.
2022-2023
A large part of the basic machine is expected to be completed (6 TFCs, 3 VV sectors, cryostat base, main hall, ...)
The decision on divertor configuration is expected from EUROfusion (PEX)
2023-2026
This period is dedicated to the assembly and commissioning phase
2026
The first experimental plasma is expected (Btor=3T, Ip=2 MA)
2026-2027
This period is dedicated to the first operation phase