DONES Day Expo Osaka 2025

Monday 12 May 2025, 09:30 → 17:30 Asia/Tokyo

Multipurpose Hall of Spanish Pavilion (Osaka)

Fusion energy will contribute to the energy mix as a clean, safe, sustainable and accessible energy source for any country. Its potential to meet the world's growing energy demands while simultaneously mitigating climate change is unprecedented.

The collaboration between Japan and the European Union (EU) to promote fusion research not only promise to make this extraordinary energy source a reality but also serve as a model of international cooperation for a cleaner and sustainable energy future.

Under this cooperation, it´s remarkable the success achieved under the 'Broader Approach for Fusion' (BA) agreement between Japan and Europe, which has witnessed the jointly development of significant projects such as the JT60SA tokamak in Naka, inaugurated in 2024, the LIPAc accelerator prototype, and the IFERC research centre. However, the most significant outcome of these years of collaboration has been the establishment of close relationships between the fusion research centres of the involved countries. These relationships have been extended to their respective industries, working during the integration and commissioning phases of these projects. 

One of the outstanding outcomes of BA activities is the advancement in the construction of a fusion neutron source that will provide critical data on the materials needed for future fusion reactors. Japan is already involved in the design of the Advanced Fusion Neutron Source (A-FNS), and in the European Union, the construction of IFMIF-DONES has already begun in Granada, Spain. 

The DONES Programme, which includes the IFMIF-DONES scientific infrastructure being built in Granada, involves currently 17 members, including the current partners Spain and Croatia, as well as future partners who have already confirmed their interest in contributing to the project, such as Japan, Italy and EURATOM (F4E).

Under this scenario, it´s crucial to further strengthen the ties between Japanese and Spanish companies. The first step was given with the presentation meeting of the IFMIF-DONES project to the Japanese industry held in December 2023 in the Spanish embassy of Tokyo in Japan. Since then, the cooperation links between IFMIF-DONES and Japan have become established, culminating with the celebration of this DONES Day at the Osaka World Expo, advancing Japan's future participation in the project. The aim of this event is to introduce the business opportunities that will arise from IFMIF-DONES, promoting industrial cooperation between Japanese and Spanish companies on topics related to IFMIF-DONES.

 

DONES Day Expo Osaka 2025_Agenda.pdf

Scouting for Industrial R&D Collaborations.pdf

Spanish Japanese Speakers ShortBio.pdf

09:30 → 10:00 Welcome and Accreditation

Convener: Mr Akihisa DAMBARA (Director CDTI Japan)

10:00 → 11:25 Part I

10:00 Governmental Authorities Welcome

• H.E. Mr. Íñigo DE PALACIO
  Ambassador of Spain in Japan
• Mr. Radovan FUCHS
  Minister
  Ministry of Science, Education and Youth of Croatia
• Ms. FERNANDEZ DE LA PUENTE
  EU Representative
• Mr. Takashi KIYOURA
  Deputy Director-General
  Research and Development Bureau
  Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
• Ms. Eva ORTEGA
  Secretary General of Research
  Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

10:30 Keynote address

• “Spain-Japan collaboration in Research Infrastructures”
• “Fusion Energy and Fusion Neutron Source”
• “The DONES Programme: a challenge and an opportunity”

Speakers: Ms Inmaculada FIGUEROA (Vice Director General. Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities), Mr Hidenobu TAKENAGA (Deputy Executive Director, QST), Mr Ángel IBARRA (Director, IFMIF DONES)

11:10 Signing Ceremony and photo

Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan and the Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities of the Kingdom of Spain regarding collaboration on the development of the DONES Programme (tbc)

Speakers: Ms Eva ORTEGA (Secretary General of Research, Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities), Mr Atsushi NONAKA (Vice-Minister, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology)

11:25 → 11:30 Break

11:30 → 11:40 Part II “Japan-Spain DONES Technology Workshop”

11:30 Opening remarks

Speakers: Ms Merced PÉREZ (Asia-Pacific region Offcier, Foreign Technology Action CDTI), Mr Yasuhide YAMADA (Director, Head of Planning Department, Japan Fusion Energy Council (J-Fusion))

11:40 → 14:00 Part II: Technical Session

11:40 Overview of Fusion industry in Spain by CDTI

Speaker: Ms Belén DEL CERRO (Spanish Industrial Liaison Officer for ITER and IFMIF-DONES CDTI)

11:50 Technical Challenge by Spain and Japan

11:50 ⤷ Solid, Liquid and Gas Management of Radioactive Materials (hardware and engineering)

• “Solid, Liquid and Gas Management of Radioactive Materials”
• "Our company’s innovation in liquid metals"

Speakers: Ms Mª Teresa DOMÍNGUEZ (Nuclear New Build and Advance Projects Director. Empresarios Agrupados Internacional, S.A.), Mr Mitsutoshi TAKAHASHI (President & Representative Sukegawa Electric Co., Ltd)

12:10 ⤷ Hot Cells (hardware and engineering)

• “Exploring Hot Cells. IDOM´s expertise, challenges and opportunities”.
• “Experience in the field of fusion energy facilities”

Speakers: Mr Daniel MOYA (Reliability & Risk Analysis Engineer - Nuclear Services. IDOM Consulting, Engineering, Architecture, S.A.U.), Mr Motoyuki ASADA (Deputy Direcotor Institute of Technology, Shimizu Corporation)

12:30 ⤷ Remote Handling

• "CT Engineering Group: Remote Handling"

• "The Contribution with The World’s Supreme Radiation Resistant Lubricants to Fusion and Remote Handling"

Speakers: Mr Daniel HERNANZ (Director Electronics, RF & Software Development CT Ingenieros AAI, S.L.), Mr Yoshikazu HAYASHI (Manager / Advanced Specialist of The Radiation Resistant Lubricants, R&D Department, Moresco Corporation)

12:50 ⤷ Diagnostics and Control (hardware and software)

• "From Challenges to Opportunities: Procon Systems in the Big Science Market"

Speaker: Mr Daniel MARCHANTE (Business Unit Manager Science and Digital Industry. Procon Systems, S.A.)

13:10 ⤷ Mechatronics, Cryogenics and Vacuum

• “Hadron accelerators: Mechatronics, cryogenics and vacuum @AVS”
• “Mechatronics, Cryogenics and Vacuum @KF”

Speakers: Mr Miguel Angel CARRERA (CEO. AVS Added Value Industrial Engineering Solutions S.L.U.), Mr Yohei YASODA (Senior Manager, Business Development and Operations, Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd)

13:30 ⤷ Radio Frequency & Power Supplies

• “Accelerating the future”
• “Radio Frequency Source”
• “Power Supply”

Speakers: Mr Constantino RUIZ (Business Development Manager. AWGE Technologies, S.L.), Mr Yuto YOSHIOKA (Vice President of Business Development and Operations, Kyoto Fusioneering Ltd.), Mr Ichiro TOYODA (Vice President Chief Product Officer Canon Electron Tubes & Devices Co, Ltd.)

13:50 Connecting with the science by IFMIF-DONES Industry Office

Speaker: Mr Erik FERNÁNDEZ (Director General. Spanish Association of the Science Industry)

14:00 → 15:30 Networking lunch

15:30 → 17:30 Biz matching meetings