The ITER Project

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Welcome

to


A unique international collaboration to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion energy

ITER


Fusion in the Universe

• In a fusion reaction, two light hydrogen nuclei combine, form a heavier helium nucleus and release a huge amount of energy.

• Fusion powers the Sun and stars since billions of years.

• Magnetic fusion aims at reproducing a similar reaction on Earth.

E=mc2

A tiny loss of massA huge liberation of energy


Fusion on Earth

• Deuterium + Tritium (DT) plasma are heated to more than 150 million °C

• Hot plasma is kept away from walls by strong magnetic fields.

• Helium nuclei produced allows a sustain burning plasma.

• Neutrons transfer their energy to the Blanket .

• In a fusion power plant, conventional steam generator, turbine and alternator will transform the heat into electricity.

1 gram of fusion fuels = 8 tons of oil

Q ≥ 10


The ITER challenge

The ITER site in July 2015

To demonstrate the capacity of fusion technology to tap

nearly unlimited natural resources for producing

economically competitive, safe, climate-friendly and

environmentally benign power at a large industrial scale


The seven ITER Members represent more than 50% of the world’s population and about 80% of the global GDP

China EU India Japan Korea Russia USA

28 June 2005: The ITER Members unanimously agreed to build ITER on the site proposed by Europe

21 November 2006: The ITER Agreement was signed at the ÉlyséePalace in Paris.

Global challenge, global response


ITER Project

The ITER Project:ITER Organization & Seven ITER Members

• The 7 ITER Members make in-cash and in-kind contributions to the ITER Project. They have established Domestic Agencies

• The ITER Organization manages the ITER Project in close collaboration with the 7 Domestic Agencies

• The ITER Members share the intellectual Property


ITER is being built through the in-kind contributions

of the seven Members of the ITER Organization

A unique formula

China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States have responsibility for ~ 9% of procurement packages.

Europe’s share, as Host Member, is ~ 45% (construction and manufacturing).


Central solenoid

Toroidal field coils (18)

Cryostat

Blanket modules

Thermal shield

Correction coils (18)

Internal coils

Poloidal field coils (6)

Vacuum vessel Divertor

Procurement distribution

Cooling water system


A large public investment for an exceptionally

large industrial cooperation

$7.7 billion is currently engaged in construction and

manufacturing contracts for ITER worldwide

ITER


A large diversity of professional experience

The ITER Organization has a total of 636 staff members; in addition, some 450 contractors, experts and consultants directly work for the ITER Organization in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France. Adding staff of the Domestic Agencies, ~ 2,000 people are involved in ITER worldwide.

2000 staff, 35 nations, 40 languages…

As of July 2015


Madia Report2013

Recommendation 1:

Create a project culture

Recommendation 5:

Strengthen systems engineering

Recommendation 8:

Align IO and DA interests


Action plan 2015proposed by Bernard Bigot, NDG

Extraordinary ITER Council

Paris - March 5, 2015

Setting ITER on the right course for success


An action plan in 7 points 1. The DG is given full authority to take all technical decisions for the best

interest of the project.

2. A overall simplified Project-oriented organization characterized by a profound integration of the DAs and the CT for all decisions on technical matters of the Project;

3. An Executive Project Board (EPB) empowered to take the needed decisions in due time for an effective global project management;

4. A cost effective “Reserve Fund” under DG control to cover specific operations for the best interest of the project decided by the EPB;

5. Tight coordination of the activities of CT and DA staff jointly in charge of specific tasks through the creation of Project Teams;

6. Implementation within the entire organization (CT+DAs) of powerful coordinated tools for establishing a nuclear project culture fulfilling the best world standards;

7. New staff regulations for an improved efficiency and cost effectiveness.


Overall organization of the ITER Project

National labs & Industry

linked with

IO-CT, IO-DAs, PTs

and via ITPAs

IO

Central Team

National institutions

7 IO-DAs

Institutions

of Parties

ITER Council

HoD

Executive Project Board

DG, DA Heads, DDGs

DG

COO/DDG1

RCO/DDG2

Suppliers Tasks

ITER France

Agency

STAC & MAC

TBM-PC

Quality Assurance

& Assessment

Quality Assurance

& Assessment

Project Teams

IO DAs + IO CT

0/04/2015


Safety

ConstructionScience

& Operations

Plant

Engineering

IO Executive Project Board DG, DDGs, DA Heads

IO-CT+ IO-

DA’s PTs/Soft

Coordinatiom

Integrated

Teams

DG

COO/DDG1

RCO/DDG2

Quality Assurance

& Assessment

Central Integration

Office

CT + DA

Tokamak

Engineering

Project

Control Office

CT + DA

China DA India DAEU DA Japan DA Korea DA US DARussia DA

Overall organization of the ITER Project (detail)


PF Coils Building

ITER HQ

Subcontractors Area

Tokamak Complex(Under construction)

Assembly Hall(Under construction)

400 kV switchyard

Cryostat Workshop

HQ Extension

Storage Area 2

Storage Area 3

Storage Area 1

Batching Plant

Worksite progressUnder Installation

Transformers

Preparatory works

Cryogenics Building

Preparatory works

Cooling Water Building

Preparatory works

Control Building

Preparatory works

RF Heating Building

August 2015


Four US-procured 400 kV transformers have been positioned on the ITER platform. They are the first ITER plant components to be installed on site.

First components installed


Tokamak Complex

Resting on 493 anti-seismic bearings, the 1.5-metre-thick Tokamak Complex basemat will support 400,000 metric tons of buildings, equipment and machinery. This « B2 slab » was finalized on 27 August 2014; wall construction is underway.


Poloidal Field Coils facility

Too large to be transported by road, four of ITER’s six ring-shaped magnets (the poloidal field coils) will be assembled by Europe in this 12,000 m² facility. “White rooms” are currently being equipped prior to the start of manufacturing operations.


Assembly Hall

Components will be pre-assembled in this 60-metre high building prior to their integration into the machine. Lifting operations for the 800-ton roof are scheduled to begin on 7 Sept.


Cryostat Workshop

The Indian Domestic Agency has erected the Cryostat Workshop for assembly activities on the 30 x 30 metre cryostat, or giant “thermos”, that will completely enclose the ITER Tokamak. India will deliver the first cryostat elements in November 2015.


Worksite progress


Manufacturing progressEurope

Europe is responsible for delivering remote handling systems for the divertor, the neutral beam system, in-vessel viewing and metrology, and the cask transfer system for activated components—in all, about EUR 250 million of investment. At the Divertor Test Platform facility hosted by the VTT Technical Research Centre in Finland, the final demonstration of the divertor cassette remote handling system was carried out in February 2015.


Manufacturing progressIndia

India is responsible for the fabrication and the assembly of the 30 x 30 m. ITER cryostat. Pictured, six 60° base plates are temporarily assembled at the factory in order to check tolerances prior to shipment to ITER. The first cryostat elements are scheduled to arrive at ITER in November 2015.


Manufacturing progressJapan

Japan is manufacturing half of the 18 giant toroidal field coils needed for ITER. Here, the D-shaped pancake windings are heat treated at 650 °C for 100 hours to react tin and niobium to form the superconducting compound niobium-tin.


Manufacturing progressKorea

In Korea, where two of nine vacuum vessel sectors are under construction, welding is carried out on the upper section of an inner shell—only a small piece of the full component...


Manufacturing progressRussia

Russia completes its share of toroidal field conductor in June 2015. The milestone marks the end of a five-year campaign to manufacture 28 production lengths (more than 120 tons of material).


Manufacturing progressUSA

The US is responsible for the design, R&D, and manufacturing of the main central solenoid magnet (using conductor supplied by Japan), as well as the associated structure and tooling. At General Atomics’ Magnet Technologies Center in Poway, California, winding operations began in April 2015 on a mockup module.


Delivering the ITER components

First machine components to be delivered mid-2014


Door-to-door delivery

14 January 2015: First of four 90-ton transformers procured by the US and manufactured in Korea20 March 2015: Detritiation tank (20 tons), procured by Europe2 April 2015: Detritiation tank (20 tons), procured by Europe20 April 2015: Second of four 90-ton transformers procured by the US and manufactured in Korea7 May 2015 (pictured): Two 80-ton, 61,000-gallon drain tanks for the tokamak cooling water system, procured by the US


ITER is moving forward!


ITERA promising way to new energy,

a fascinating scientific, technologicaland managerial challenge