ELI in the Czech Republic State of play and vision for the future

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1 ELI in the Czech Republic State of play and vision for the future Vlastimil Růžička ELI Beamlines Managing Director Florian Gliksohn - ELI Beamlines International coordination 10 th Czech Days for European Research 24 October Prague

2 What is ELI? One of the 48 EU priority projects listed on the roadmap of the European Strategic Forum on Research Infrastructures (since 2006) Four pillars of unprecedented scientific and research applications of ultra-intense and ultra-short laser pulses 1 st ESFRI project to be fully implemented in the new EU Member States (CZ, HU, RO) In brief, ELI s mission is to be become: o 1 st general purpose international laser research infrastructure o Best laser infrastructure in the world for user-based research

3 Implementation of ELI ELI will be implemented as a distributed research infrastructure based initially on 3 specialised and complementary facilities located in the Czech Republic, Hungary and Romania (structural funds) The three facilities should start joint operation in 2016 under the umbrella of an inclusive European RI Consortium (ELI-ERIC) An interim organisation, the ELI-DC Association will lead to the ELI-ERIC and coordinate the efforts of the ELI facilities The conditions of implementation of the socalled fourth pillar of ELI will be decided at a later stage on the basis of a review of the results of the technological solutions currently under development in Europe

4 ELI Beamlines (CZ)

5 ELI Beamlines philosophy and mission Laser systems RP1 Ultrashort high-energy laser pulses Secondary sources RP2 RP6 Fundamental research / applications X-ray radiation UV radiation γ radiation electrons protons charged particles Research fields: X-ray sources driven by laser pulses, particle acceleration by lasers, applications in molecular, biomedical, and material sciences, laser plasma and highenergy-density physics, high-field physics

6 Progress status - Design First version of the Technical Design Report (TDR) reviewed by an international expert panel in March 2012 Second version to be reviewed in November/December 2012 Review of the detailed user requirements to be reviewed by International Scientific Advisory Committee on 6-7 November 2012 Building execution documentation, BoQ (to be finalized end October 2012) Following recommendations from international expert panel, strategy of implementation phasing under discussion with Managing Authority and MEYS

7 Start of construction, Dolní Břežany, October 9, 2012 I consider it a very important stimulation for Czech science, or its international integration, also because this will be the biggest and most important scientific installation in the Czech Lands. Prime Minister Petr Nečas

8 Building layout First floor kj laser for L4 Support technologies, cryogenic systems, cooling systems Ground floor (80 x 40 m) laser halls L1 L4 Material & biomolecular applications X-ray sources Plasma physics Exotic Physics Basement (110 x 60 m) Compressor(s) of L4 10-PW laser(s) Vacuum pulse distribution e- acceleration p+ acceleration 6 specialized experimental halls

9 HR Overview Over 150 headcounts More than 70 scientists (19 foreigners) International recruitment for RP leaders Search Committee Process o Technical Director (Bruno Le Garrec, joined October 1, 2012) o Project Delivery Manager 7 projects o OP RDI - ELI Beamlines - CITT o OP EC - LaserGen - LaserSys - X-ray sources - High energy DPSSL - Postdocs

10 Collaborations, out-sourcing, assessments R&D: MoU, LoI with several foreign universities, research institutions Out-sourced: o Bldg.design: Bogle Architects o Bldg.project manager and technical supervisor of the bldg.construction: Gleeds o Project management processes set up: Deloitte Advisory Foreign consultants (construction, technologies, processes, etc.) assessment of the project s scientific activities: ISAC Ad-hoc assessment panels: TDR, USR

11 Jan Řídký IoP Director Vlastimil Růžička Managing Director Organization Bedřich Rus Laser Technology Pavel Bakule L1 Martin Fibrich L2 L3 L4??? Project Delivery Manager Georg Korn Experimental Programs Stephan Sebban RP2 Daniele Margarone RP3 Libor Juha RP4 Marco Borghesi RP5 Karel Rohlena RP6 Bruno Le Garrec System Engineerin g Pavel Korouš Support Technologies Jan Sýs Control Systems??? Instalation Roman Hvězda Project Implementati on Tomáš Honig Procurement Johana Burgetová Finance Mirka Svobodová HR Jirka Vaculík Building Viktor Fedosov Planning Květoslav Zahrádka QA

12 Project Scheduling Methodology Research and Development Tasks System architecture definition (decompostion of systems up to basic level of integration) Functional allocation and definition of functional interrelations (functional diagrams) Statement of work (definition of work that is needed for system development and commissioning) Systems Engineering Tools PBS (Project Breakdown Structure) WBS (Work Breakdown Structure) Schedules (Monitoring and Control of the Project Implementation Phase) Project Management Tasks Definition of the scheduling scope Definition of the scheduling tasks and their milestones Definition of the scheduling objectives on each level of systems integration

13 Main challenges Procurement rules are not adapted to the constraints and needs of a pan-european Research Infrastructure. They do not allow reliable planning and full control of the quality requirements of ELI. Main constraints: o Procurement thresholds are well below the standards of other large-scale Ris, and many EU countries standards and EU recommendations, and add administrative burden (cost) o 3Es (economy, efficiency, effectiveness), but weight of cost criterion is 80% (value for money) o Cancellation of procedure in case only tender is received for one supplier only o No deadline when a bidder submits a claim to the Czech Competition Authority Need for conditions preserving transparency and fair competition, but allowing efficiency, visibility in project planning and better balance between cost optimisation and quality (vital for ELI as a user facility)

14 Main challenges Cost optimisation: beneficiary can only retrieve up to a maximum of 30% of the costs saved on construction (no incentive for cost optimisation ) Recruitment of qualified personnel: o Super gross salary eligible up to 75,000 CZK (about 3,000) o Specific funding programmes for team development defined by Managing Authority useful o Difficult to recruit foreigners and repatriate Czech experts outside the scope of these programmes

15 The path towards ELI-ERIC ELI is a pan-european project: the ELI facilities will be jointly operated under the single governance of a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) The establishment of the ELI-ERIC including many partner countries is decisive for ELI s long-term (financial) sustainability. Success in establishing an inclusive ELI-ERIC requires the strong support of national user communities. This support depends itself on our capacity to implement ELI facilities delivering top specifications and quality The ELI-DC Association (see presentation by Wolfgang Sandner) is a vital structure to be successful in establishing the ERIC and achieving sustainability.

16 Current political interest Hosting countries Expression of interest Decision under consideration Other countries represented in PP 30/09/ /03/ /09/ /11/ /11/ /08/ /10/ /08/2011

17 Status of ELI-ALPS and ELI-NP ELI-NP (Magurele) Funding approved by EC in September 2012, 2 phases Construction and technology procurement to start shortly Full operation by end 2016 ELI-ALPS (Szeged) Application for funds submitted to the EC end of this year Construction to start in 2013 Full operation by 2017

18 Attractiveness of the CR

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