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Page 1: 2 nd RCM-FENDL-3, 23 March 2010, Vienna Page 1 Status of ITER 2 nd RCM-FENDL-3 23 rd March 2010 Michael Loughlin Office of Central Integration and Engineering

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Status of ITER

2nd RCM-FENDL-323rd March 2010

Michael LoughlinOffice of Central Integration and Engineering

ITER

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ITER is the Next Step Toward a Solution based on Tokamaks

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EAST: R = 1.7m, 2MA, 2006

KSTAR: R = 1.8m, 2MA, 2008

SST-1: R =1.1m, 0.22MA, 2008

JT-60SA: R = 3m, 5.5 MA, 2014

Four New Superconducting Tokamaks will Address Steady-State Advanced Tokamak Issues in Non-Burning Plasmas

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ITER – Key FactsITER – Key Facts• Mega-Science Project among 7

Members: China, EU, India, Japan, Korea, Russia & US

• Designed to produce 500 MW of fusion power for an extended period of time with a Q of 10

• 10 years construction, 20 years operation

• Cost: ~5.4 billion Euros approved for construction, and ~5.5 billion for operation and decommissioning

• EU 5/11, other six parties 1/11 each. Overall reserve of 10% of total.

European Union

CN

IN

RF

KO

JP

US

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Procurement Sharing

- A unique feature of ITER is that almost all of the machine will be constructed through in kind procurement from the Members with essentially every member involved in every component.

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Overview of the Major Development of the ITER Project

May 2006 ITER Management Structure decided at IPC-8 Meeting in Goa, India

21 November 2006 The ITER Agreements signed in Paris

Dec. 2006-Dec. 2007

ITER Design Review

24 October 2007 ITER Organization formally established

7 November 2007 Headquarters Agreement signed between France and the IO

27-28 November 2007

The 1st meeting of the ITER Council (DG, PDDG and DDGs were appointed, etc.)

28 November 2007 First PA with Japan signed on TF Conductor

18 December 2007 First PA with EU signed on TF Conductor

End January, 2008 Submission of DAC files including RPrS to Nuclear Safety Authority

12 February 2008 First PA with Russia signed on TF Conductor

April 2008 Construction Permit for nuclear buildings was awarded

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17-18 June 2008 The 2nd Meeting of the ITER Council in Aomori, Japan (Project Specification was approved, Reference Schedule was agreed for planning purposes and Briscoe Panel was set up, etc.)

October 2008 All DAs were established

19-20 November 2008

The 3rd Meeting of the ITER Council in Cadarache (3 pilot IPTs were agreed, etc.)

November 2008 Moving to the HQ Building on-site

March 2009 ITER Site Platform completed

17-18 June 2009 The 4th Meeting of the ITER Council in Mito, Japan (Updated Schedule was endorsed as a working basis for further development of ITER Baseline, etc)

October 2009 Briscoe Panel Review on the new cost estimates

November 2009 5th ITER council could not accept 2018 First Plasma Schedule

March 2010 MAC recommends 2019 FP schedule to be used for preparation of baseline and approval in June 2010 by Council

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ITER Organization Structure

Tim Watson

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Staffing Status• By 31 December 2009, the ITER Organization had a total of 430 staff

members, comprising 291 professional and 139 technical support staff members. In addition, as of end of 2009 there were around 330 external

contractors.

Professional staff

Support staff Total

CN 16  1 17

EU 175 106 281

IN 14 14 28

JA 22 6 28

KO 20 4 24

RU 21 2 23

US 23 6 29

Total 291 139 430

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France29.6%

Grèce0.3%

Inde5.9%

Irlande0.5%

Italie6.7% Japon

6.7%

Pays-Bas1.8%

Corée5.1%

Royaume-Uni10.8%

Russie5.9%

Ukraine0.3%

Suisse0.5%

Suède0.5%

USA6.9%

Allemagne6.7%Autriche

0.5%

Canada0.3%

Australie0.3%

Bulgarie0.3% Belgique

2.3%

Danemark0%

Chine3.9%

Finlande0.8%Espagne

3.3%

ITER - a multicultural organizationITER - a multicultural organization25 nationalities

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• The ITER Organization and the ITER Domestic Agencies

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ITER

Organization

Seven Members

(Domestic Agencies, DA)

– Planning / Design*

– Integration / QA / Safety / Licensing / Schedule

– Installation

– Testing + Commissioning

– Operation

– Detailing / Designing*

– Procuring / Manufacturing

– Delivering

– Supporting installation

– Conformance

* Depending on type of specification- Functional: Functional requirements by IO and design by DAs- Detail design: Conceptual design by IO and detailed design by DAs- Build-to-print: Detailed design by IO and fabrication/shop design by DAs

Integration between IO and DAs- Basic Roles and Responsibilities -

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Main Buildings on the ITER SiteA facility licensed under the French Nuclear Regulatory Authority (ASN)

• Will cover an area of about 60 ha• Large buildings up to 250m long• Large number of systems

Tritium

Cryoplant

Magnet power convertor

Cooling towers

Hot cell

Tokamak

PF Coils winding

Main OfficeControl

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Feeders (31)(NbTi)

Correction Coils (18)(NbTi)

Poloidal Field Coils (6)(NbTi)

Toroidal Field Coils (18)(Nb3Sn)

Central Solenoid (6)(Nb3Sn)

Divertor (54 cassettes)

Blanket (440 modules)

Cryostat (29 m high x 28 m dia.)

Vacuum Vessel (9 sectors)

Thermal Shield (4 sub-assemblies)

In-Vessel Coils(2-VS & 27-ELM)

Status of ITER’s technical progress (highlights)Fusion gain Q = 10, Fusion Power: ~500MW, Ohmic burn 300 to 500 sec

Goal Q=5 for 3000 sec

Machine mass: 23350 t (cryostat + VV + magnets)- shielding, divertor and manifolds: 7945 t + 1060 port plugs- magnet systems: 10150 t; cryostat:  820 t

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Magnet Energy Comparison

Superconducting Magnet Energy:

~51 GJ

Charles de Gaulle Energy: ~38000 t at ~150 km/hr

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TF Coil – Mass ComparisonTF Coil – Mass Comparison

Mass of (1) TF Coil: ~360 t

16 m Tall x 9 m Wide

Boeing 747-300 (Maximum Takeoff Weight)

~377 t

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TF and PF Jacketing in:

RF

JA

US

CN

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ITER Procurement - a Worldwide CollaborationExample: TF Coils

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Overview of Schedule for 2019 First PlasmaFirst Plasma

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020

ITER Construction

TF Coils (EU)

Tokamak Assembly

Tokamak Basic Machine Assembly

Ex Vessel Assembly

In Vessel Assembly

Start Install CS Start Cryostat Closure

Pump Down & Integrated Commissioning

Start Machine Assembly

2021 2022

ITER Operations

Assembly Phase 2

Assembly Phase 3

Plasma Operations

2023

Buildings & Site

CS Coil

Case Winding Mockups Complete TF10 TF15

VV Fabrication Contract Award VV 05 VV09 VV07

Vacuum Vessel (EU)

CS Final Design Approved CS3L CS3U CS Ready for Machine Assembly

Construction Contract Award Tokamak Bldg 11 RFE

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34 signed Procurement Arrangements as of 16 March 2010

REFERENCE Signature date

1 1.1.P6A.JA.01 TF Conductors28 November

2007

2 1.1.P6A.EU.01 TF Conductors18 December

2007

3 1.1.P6A.RF.01 TF Conductors12 February

20084 1.1.P6A.KO.01 TF Conductors 07 May 20085 1.1.P6A.CN.01 TF Conductors 16 June 20086 1.1.P1A.EU.01 TF Magnet Windings 20 June 20087 1.1.P6C.CN.01 PF Conductors 10 October 2008

8 1.1.P1B.JA.01 TF Magnet Windings19 November

2008

9 1.1.P2B.JA.01 TF Magnet Structures19 November

2008

10 6.2.P2.EU.01 PF Coil Winding Facility19 November

2008

11 1.5.P1A.KO.01 Main Vessel19 November

2008

121.5.P2A.KO.01 Equatorial and Lower Ports

19 November 2008

136.2.P2.EU.02 Architect Engineering Services

4 May 2009

146.2.P2.EU.03 Tokamak Pit Excavation and Drainage

4 May 2009

15 6.2.P2.EU.04 Seismic Isolation Pads 4 May 2009

165.3.P7A.IN.01 Diagnostic neutral Beam Power Supply

19 April 2009

17 1.1.P6C.EU.01 PF Conductors 4 May 200918 1.7.P2C.RF.01 Divertor Dome 9 June 2009

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REFERENCESignature

datekIUA

19 1.5.P2B.RF.01 Upper Ports 9 June 2009

20 1.1.P6A.US.01 TF Conductors 18 June 2009

212.6.P1A-1B.US.01 Tokamak Cooling Water System

18 June 2009

221.7.P2A. JA.01 Divertor Outer Vertical Target

17 June 2009

23 1.1.P3A-B.EU.01 PF Magnets 2,3,4,5,6 (EU) 19 June 2009

245.3.P6.EU.01 Power Supply for Heating Neutral Beam ( Low Voltage)

13 July 2009

25 2.2.P2A.KO.01 Machine Assembly Tooling 3 August 2009

261.5.P1B.IN.01.0 VV In-Wall Shielding Block Assemblies

24 September 09

27 1.1.P6C.RF.01 PF Conductors 2 October 09

284.1.P1A-P8B.EU.01 SSEPN and PPEN Detailed System Engineering Design

26 October 09

29 1.5.P1A.EU.01.0 VV Main Vessel 7 sectors19 November

0930 1.1.P6B.JA.01 Central Solenoid Conductor 8 December 09

31 5.1.P3.IN.01.0 IC H&CD RF Power Sources4 February

2010

32 1.7. P2D.RF.01 PFC HHF Tests23 February

201033 1.7.P2B.EU.01 Inner Vertical Targets 12 March 201034 1.1.P4A-B.US.01 CS Magnet 12 March 2010

Total Signed Value (about 41% of the total in-kind PA

value)

1243.37844 kIUA

( EUR 1,900 million)

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Procurement Arrangements (PAs)

• As of 18 March 2010, there are a total of 34 signed PAs, amounting to 1243.37844 kIUA (approximately EUR 1,900 million), about 41% of the total in-kind PA value;

• 19 PAs are scheduled to be signed by August 2010 for a total of 776.453 kIUA (an estimated EUR 1,186 million).

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PAs to be signed by August 2010 by August 2010 according to the IPSaccording to the IPS

PA REFERENCE2019 IPS

DATE

PROJECTION DATE

1 1.7.P2B.EU.01 Inner Vertical Targets

5-Jan-10 12-Mar-10 12-Mar-10

2 5.3.P7B.IN.01 Diagnostic Neutral Beam Line

14-Jan-10 22-Mar-1022-Mar-10

3 5.1.P2.US.01 IC Transmission Lines

22-Jan-10

March 2010

4 6.2.P2.EU.05 Building Construction

29-Jan-10

April 2010

5 1.1.P4A-B.US.01 CS Magnet19-

Feb-10 12-Mar-1012-Mar-10

65.3.P6.JA.01 NB H&CD Power Supply for Heating Neutral Beam

22-Feb-10

March 2010

7 1.1.P2C.CN.01 Magnet Supports26-

Feb-10March 2010

8 5.1.P4.IN.01 IC H&CD Radio Frequency Power Supply

31-Mar-10

March 2010

9 1.1.P3C.CN.01 Correction Coils31-

Mar-10March 2010

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PA REFERENCE2019 IPS

DATE

PROJECTION DATE

10 2.7.P1.KO.01 Thermal Shield12-Mar-

10April 2010

111.1.P6C.CN.02 Conductors for Correction Coils and Feeders

31-Mar-10

March 2010

12 1.1.P2A.EU.01 Pre Compression Rings

31-Mar-10

April 2010

13 1.1.P3A.RF.01 PF Magnet 131-Mar-

10April 2010

14 5.2.P2.US.01 EC Main Transmission

13-Apr-10

April 2010

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2.6.P2A.IN.01 Component Cooling Water System (CCWS) Chilled Water System (CHWS) and Heat Rejection System (HRS)

16-Apr-10 22-Mar-1022-Mar-10

16 1.1.P5A.CN.01 Magnet Feeders

16-Apr-10

September 2010

17 3.4.P2.IN.01 Lower Pipe Chase Cryolines

23-Apr-10

April 2010

PAs to be signed by August 2010 according to by August 2010 according to the IPSthe IPS

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PA REFERENCE2019 IPS

DATE

PROJECTION DATE

18 2.4.P1A.IN.01 Cryostat25-Jun-

10October

2010

19 4.1.P2.CN.01 AC/DC Convertors13-Jul-

10July 2010

20 4.1.P2.KO.01 AC/DC Convertors13-Jul-

10July 2010

214.1.P3.RF.01 Switching Network, Fast Discharge Units, DC Busbar & Instrumentation

19-Jul-10

July 2010

PAs to be signed by August 2010 according to by August 2010 according to the IPSthe IPS

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ITER Schedule Following First Plasma: Path to DT in 2026

2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

FirstPlasma

ITER Commissioning and Operations

DD & Trace DT Operations

Full DT

First Plasma

Hydrogen Operations

Hydrogen Operations & Coil Commissioning

Shutdown

Commission

Shutdown

Install In-Vessel Equipment, ECRH & ⅓ Diagnostics

Install Blanket, Divertors,1st NBI, ICRH? & ⅓ Diagnostics

2026

Hydrogen Operations

500 MW Fusion Attempt

All H&CD Fully Commissioned

Tritium Plant Ready for Nuclear Operation

Tritium Plant Full DT Throughput

H & He Operations

Pre-Nuclear Shutdown

2027

Install 2nd-NBI, & ⅓ Diagnostics

Commission

Neutron Diagnostic Calibration

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• The IO works towards finalizing a full set of baseline documents by the end April (scope, schedule, cost);

• Scope is set in 2008. Schedule agreed as working basis in March 2010;

• Resource loading of IPS for the IO is ongoing; • The acceptance of the ITER baseline towards a

commonly agreed upon schedule is a huge step forward, since every party is committed to a common plan.

What is Next?

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Present ITER Construction Site Present ITER Construction Site

JWS 2 JWS 3

The creation and improvement of 106 kilometres of access roads from Fos harbour to Cadarache will be finished by February 2010.

Future Tokamak Complex

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Itinerary of ITER ComponentsItinerary of ITER Components

= Itinerary of ITER Components

ITER Site

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Operationupgrade,

constructionToday’sexpts.

ITER

IFMIF

DEMO

CommercialPower Plants

ConstructionH

2nd DT Op. PhaseDTD

Test/Optimise Blanket

Construction Qualify DEMO Materials Optimise MaterialsDesign

Design Construction Initial Operation Reliability demo

Concept Design Construction Op.

Des.

AlternativeConfinementSchemes

The Roadmap Beyond ITER

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Summary• It took almost four years to re-baseline ITER and have a

common understanding of the real cost of ITER. In the parties and for the IO.

• The baseline decision by Council in June 2010 will set the real trigger for all countries to now move at the same pace.

• We still have lots of things to improve, technically, managerially and also in interfacing with industry partners.

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ITER Licensing Process• Accordance with French regulations ITER is a “basic nuclear facility” (Installation Nucléaire

de Base, INB) e.g. labs, fuel plants, not fission reactors. Compliance with international standards of safety (IAEA)

• Licensing process:– Safety options report submitted and reviewed 2002– Series of informal technical meetings with the authorities (ASN) and their technical

advisors (IRSN), 2006 – 2008.– License application documents were submitted January 2008

• Request for authorisation (Demande d’Autorisation de Création, DAC), including Impact Study

• Preliminary Safety Report (Rapport Préliminaire de Sûreté, RPrS)

• Examination of files submitted in January 2008– Authorities (ASN & IRSN) reviewed our files for acceptability– In July 2008, they requested detailed additional information in the files– DAC and RPrS are now being updated, for re-submission in 2010

• Next: Public Enquiry. Then examination by panel of independent experts (Groupe Permanent) to advise ASN.

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Current status (October 2009)

• All RPrS chapters and Impact Study are in first draft– Some require completion with the outcome of safety analyses in

progress, or design information from baseline documents to be fixed

• Many annexe documents completed– Translation into French under way

• Reviews of RPrS to be held October – December, by technical ROs, Safety Control Division (“second level” check), and in review including external experts - English version to be finalized by end of 2009

• Translation in French and final checking– Submission expected end of February 2010

• Should lead to issue of decree allowing “creation” of facility.– Further processes will follow to obtain authorisation for commissioning

and start-up.