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Funding

The work on bluemira been funded by:

  • The RCUK Energy Programme [Grant Number EP/I501045]

  • The Euratom research and training programme 2019–2020+ [Grant Number 633053].

  • KIT, which is a member of the Helmholtz Association. bluemira is developed under the FUSION program funding.

Prior work on BLUEPRINT was funded by:

  • The RCUK Energy Programme [Grant Number EP/I501045]

Prior work on MIRA was funded by:

  • KIT, which is a member of the Helmholtz Association. MIRA was developed under the FUSION program funding.

Acknowledgements

We would like to thank:

  • Dr E. Fable (IPP) for giving us access to PLASMOD and his help using it.

  • Dr H. Lux (UKAEA) and J. Morris (UKAEA) for their help with PROCESS.

  • Dr M. Siccinio for his advice on plasma models.

  • I. Farquhar (UKAEA) for his model on remote maintenance shutdown durations.

  • Y. Hörstensmeyer (KIT), J. Schwenzer (KIT), Dr. F. Cismondi (EUFOfusion), Prof. C. Day (KIT), Dr. B. Butler (UKAEA), Dr. T. Jackson (UKAEA), and Dr. J. Lopes (UKAEA) for their help and advice on the fuel cycle modelling; Dr. R. Arrendondo (IPP) for providing tritium retention data.

  • Dr B. Dudson (University of York) for sharing FreeGS with the wider community, as it has been extremely useful in developing the equilibria module; Dr G. Cunningham (UKAEA) for his wise words, advice, and sharing FIESTA with us, which has also been of great help; Dr. F. Maviglia (EUROfusion) and for his advice and expertise on equilibria.

  • Dr E. Surrey and C. Waldon for supporting our approach within UKAEA.

  • Dr G. Federici (EUROfusion), Dr G. Parks (University of Cambridge) and Dr E. Surrey (UKAEA) for their mentorship, support, wise words and guidance.

  • Prof. R. Stieglitz, Prof. H. Zohm and Dr. L.V. Boccaccini for their mentorship and scientific guidance.

  • Dr. I. Landmann and S. Petschanyi for their valuable contribution to the magnetic equilibrium and core physics modules of MIRA.

  • Dr. U. Fischer and Dr. Y. Qiu for their for their worthwhile aid regarding the neutron transport modelling part.

  • Dr. G. Pattabhi Vishnuvardhan and R. Heller for their help and advice on superconducting cable and magnets modelling.