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
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
1st 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 1st general purpose international laser research infrastructure
o Best laser infrastructure in the world for user-based research
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 so-called “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
Laser systems RP1 Ultrashort high-energy laser pulses electrons protons charged particles X-ray radiation UV radiation γ radiation Secondary sources RP2 – RP6
Fundamental research / applications
ELI Beamlines’
philosophy and mission
Research fields: X-ray sources driven by laser pulses, particle acceleration by lasers, applications in molecular, biomedical, and material sciences, laser plasma and high-energy-density physics, high-field physics
2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011
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.
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
Ground floor (80 x 40 m)
laser halls L1 – L4
First floor kJ laser for L4
Support technologies, cryogenic systems, cooling systems
Basement (110 x 60 m)
Compressor(s) of L4 10-PW laser(s) Vacuum pulse distribution
6 specialized experimental halls Material & biomolecular applications X-ray sources Plasma physics Exotic Physics e- acceleration p+ acceleration
Building layout
HR Overview
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Over 150 headcounts
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More than 70 scientists (19 foreigners)
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International recruitment for RP leaders
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Search Committee Process
o Technical Director (Bruno Le Garrec, joined October 1, 2012) o Project Delivery Manager
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7 projects
o OP RDI - ELI Beamlines - CITT o OP EC - LaserGen - LaserSys - X-ray sources - High energy DPSSL - Postdocs• 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
Collaborations, out-sourcing, assessments
Organization
Jan Řídký IoP Director Vlastimil Růžička Managing Director ??? Project Delivery Manager Bedřich Rus Laser Technology Pavel Bakule L1 Martin Fibrich L2 L3 L4 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 QAProject Scheduling Methodology
Research and Development Tasks Project Management Tasks Systems Engineering Tools 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) PBS (Project Breakdown Structure) WBS (Work Breakdown Structure)
Schedules (Monitoring and Control of the Project Implementation Phase)
Definition of the scheduling scope
Definition of the scheduling tasks and
their milestones Definition of the scheduling objectives
on each level of systems integration
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)
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
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.
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Status of ELI-ALPS and ELI-NP
ELI-ALPS (Szeged)
• Application for funds
submitted to the EC end of this year • Construction to start in 2013 • Full operation by 2017 ELI-NP (Magurele) • Funding approved by EC in September 2012, 2 phases
• Construction and technology procurement to start shortly
Attractiveness of the CR
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