Status of ITER

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Status of ITER

• 2nd RCM-FENDL-3
• 23rd March 2010
• Michael Loughlin
• Office 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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Four New Superconducting Tokamaks will Address
Steady-State Advanced Tokamak Issues in
Non-Burning Plasmas
EAST R 1.7m, 2MA, 2006
JT-60SA R 3m, 5.5 MA, 2014
KSTAR R 1.8m, 2MA, 2008
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ITER 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.

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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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ITER - a multicultural organization
25 nationalities
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• The ITER Organization and the ITER Domestic
  Agencies

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Integration between IO and DAs- Basic Roles and
Responsibilities -
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
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Main Buildings on the ITER Site A facility
licensed under the French Nuclear Regulatory
Authority (ASN)
PF Coils winding
Tokamak
Cryoplant
Tritium
Magnet power convertor
Cooling towers
Hot cell

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

Main Office
Control
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Status of ITERs technical progress (highlights)
Fusion gain Q 10, Fusion Power 500MW,
Ohmic burn 300 to 500 sec Goal Q5 for 3000 sec
Central Solenoid (6) (Nb3Sn)
Cryostat (29 m high x 28 m dia.)
Thermal Shield (4 sub-assemblies)
Toroidal Field Coils (18) (Nb3Sn)
Vacuum Vessel (9 sectors)
Poloidal Field Coils (6) (NbTi)
In-Vessel Coils (2-VS 27-ELM)
Correction Coils (18) (NbTi)
Blanket (440 modules)
Divertor (54 cassettes)
Feeders (31) (NbTi)
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 Comparison
Boeing 747-300 (Maximum Takeoff Weight) 377 t
Mass of (1) TF Coil 360 t 16 m Tall x 9 m Wide
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TF and PF Jacketing in
CN
JA
US
RF
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ITER Procurement - a Worldwide Collaboration Examp
le TF Coils
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Overview of Schedule for 2019 First Plasma
First Plasma
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• 34 signed Procurement Arrangements as of 16 March
  2010

REFERENCE Signature date
1 1.1.P6A.JA.01 TF Conductors 28 November 2007
2 1.1.P6A.EU.01 TF Conductors 18 December 2007
3 1.1.P6A.RF.01 TF Conductors 12 February 2008
4 1.1.P6A.KO.01 TF Conductors 07 May 2008
5 1.1.P6A.CN.01 TF Conductors 16 June 2008
6 1.1.P1A.EU.01 TF Magnet Windings 20 June 2008
7 1.1.P6C.CN.01 PF Conductors 10 October 2008
8 1.1.P1B.JA.01 TF Magnet Windings 19 November 2008
9 1.1.P2B.JA.01 TF Magnet Structures 19 November 2008
10 6.2.P2.EU.01 PF Coil Winding Facility 19 November 2008
11 1.5.P1A.KO.01 Main Vessel 19 November 2008
12 1.5.P2A.KO.01 Equatorial and Lower Ports 19 November 2008
13 6.2.P2.EU.02 Architect Engineering Services 4 May 2009
14 6.2.P2.EU.03 Tokamak Pit Excavation and Drainage 4 May 2009
15 6.2.P2.EU.04 Seismic Isolation Pads 4 May 2009
16 5.3.P7A.IN.01 Diagnostic neutral Beam Power Supply 19 April 2009
17 1.1.P6C.EU.01 PF Conductors 4 May 2009
18 1.7.P2C.RF.01 Divertor Dome 9 June 2009

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REFERENCE Signature date kIUA
19 1.5.P2B.RF.01 Upper Ports 9 June 2009
20 1.1.P6A.US.01 TF Conductors 18 June 2009
21 2.6.P1A-1B.US.01 Tokamak Cooling Water System 18 June 2009
22 1.7.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
24 5.3.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
26 1.5.P1B.IN.01.0 VV In-Wall Shielding Block Assemblies 24 September 09
27 1.1.P6C.RF.01 PF Conductors 2 October 09
28 4.1.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 sectors 19 November 09
30 1.1.P6B.JA.01 Central Solenoid Conductor 8 December 09
31 5.1.P3.IN.01.0 IC HCD RF Power Sources 4 February 2010
32 1.7. P2D.RF.01 PFC HHF Tests 23 February 2010
33 1.7.P2B.EU.01 Inner Vertical Targets 12 March 2010
34 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) 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 according to the
IPS
PA REFERENCE 2019 IPS DATE PROJECTION DATE
1 1.7.P2B.EU.01 Inner Vertical Targets 5-Jan-10 12-Mar-10
2 5.3.P7B.IN.01 Diagnostic Neutral Beam Line 14-Jan-10 22-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 Magnet 19-Feb-10 12-Mar-10
6 5.3.P6.JA.01 NB HCD Power Supply for Heating Neutral Beam 22-Feb-10 March 2010
7 1.1.P2C.CN.01 Magnet Supports 26-Feb-10 March 2010
8 5.1.P4.IN.01 IC HCD Radio Frequency Power Supply 31-Mar-10 March 2010
9 1.1.P3C.CN.01 Correction Coils 31-Mar-10 March 2010

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PAs to be signed by August 2010 according to the
IPS
PA REFERENCE 2019 IPS DATE PROJECTION DATE
10 2.7.P1.KO.01 Thermal Shield 12-Mar-10 April 2010
11 1.1.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 1 31-Mar-10 April 2010
14 5.2.P2.US.01 EC Main Transmission 13-Apr-10 April 2010
15 2.6.P2A.IN.01 Component Cooling Water System (CCWS) Chilled Water System (CHWS) and Heat Rejection System (HRS) 16-Apr-10 22-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
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PAs to be signed by August 2010 according to the
IPS
PA REFERENCE 2019 IPS DATE PROJECTION DATE
18 2.4.P1A.IN.01 Cryostat 25-Jun-10 October 2010
19 4.1.P2.CN.01 AC/DC Convertors 13-Jul-10 July 2010
20 4.1.P2.KO.01 AC/DC Convertors 13-Jul-10 July 2010
21 4.1.P3.RF.01 Switching Network, Fast Discharge Units, DC Busbar Instrumentation 19-Jul-10 July 2010
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ITER Schedule Following First Plasma Path to DT
in 2026
FirstPlasma
ITER Commissioning and Operations
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
2027
Hydrogen Operations Coil Commissioning
Shutdown
First Plasma
Commission
Hydrogen Operations
Install In-Vessel Equipment, ECRH ? Diagnostics
Tritium Plant Full DT Throughput
Install Blanket, Divertors,1st NBI, ICRH? ?
Diagnostics
Shutdown
Install 2nd-NBI, ? Diagnostics
Commission
H He Operations
Pre-Nuclear Shutdown
Tritium Plant Ready for Nuclear Operation
Neutron Diagnostic Calibration
All HCD Fully Commissioned
Hydrogen Operations
DD Trace DT Operations
Full DT
500 MW Fusion Attempt
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What is Next?

• 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.

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Present ITER Construction Site
Future Tokamak Complex
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.
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Itinerary of ITER Components
Itinerary of ITER Components
ITER Site
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The Roadmap Beyond ITER
Operation
upgrade,construction
Todays expts.
Construction
H
2nd DT Op. Phase
DT
D
Des.
ITER
Test/Optimise Blanket
Construction
Qualify DEMO Materials
Optimise Materials
Design
IFMIF
Design
Construction
Initial Operation
Reliability demo
DEMO
Concept
Design
Construction
Op.
Alternative Confinement Schemes
Commercial Power Plants
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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 dAutorisation
  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.