With the objective of contributing to the European development of materials, technologies and facilities for the demonstration of the thermonuclear fusion, the construction of the unique TechnoFusión facility was planned in 2009. The TechnoFusión consortium, formed by selected Spanish research groups and laboratories located in Madrid, has jointly advanced in the search for solutions to the remaining technological issues of nuclear fusion by magnetic and inertial confinement. In addition, the foundation of the TechnoFusión partnership has been essential to create a network of collaborations, and also to expand and specialize human resources, by training scientists and technical staff in the use of high-tech tools. Supported by the TechnoFusión_Comunidad Madrid (III) regional programme, the consortium is focused on providing support for the construction of medium-­sized, relevant facilities in Madrid (Spain). Regarding magnetic and inertial fusion issues, the programme is structured in several key experiments and infrastructures, which combine the development of materials, of cutting-edge technologies and the construction of associated facilities, with the progress in simulation and application of computational neutronics:

The authors acknowledge the funding by Community of Madrid, co-financed with Structural Funds (ERDF and ESF)), through the TechnoFusión (III)-CM (S2018/EMT-4437) programme. This work has also been carried out within the framework of the EUROfusion Consortium and has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreement number 633053. The views and opinions expressed in this document do not necessarily reflect those of the European Commission. In particular, R. González-Arrabal acknowledges the Convenio Plurianual con la Universidad Politécnica de Madrid en la línea de actuación Programa de Excelencia para el Profesorado Universitario of the CAM (Comunidad Autónoma Madrid).

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