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Swiss Plasma Center Inauguration, Lausanne, 22 September 2015
Partners for the Future of Energy: ITER and the Swiss Plasma Centre
Bernard Bigot Director-General
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q École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne is recognized as one of the world’s pre-eminent engineering, teaching, and research institutions.
q The Center for Plasma Physics Research has for decades made significant contributions to fusion science and materials science.
q Switzerland has made vital contributions to ITER through EURATOM for many years and solidified its relationship in March 2009 by ratifying its accession to Fusion for Energy (F4E)
q With the inauguration of the SPC today, the importance of this partnership and commitment is re-emphasized.
Congratulations: inauguration of Swiss Plasma Center
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q As requested, I will provide a brief update on progress at ITER
Setting ITER on the pathway to success
Ø Creation of a reliable ITER project baseline
Ø Progress on construction
Ø Progress on component manufacturing
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Facing present ITER challenges q It is urgent to establish a stable ITER baseline and its associated
optimized resource loaded schedule necessary for a timely cost-effective start of D-T plasmas.
q This schedule must be elaborated and endorsed by all the stakeholders (ITER Members, IO-CT, IO-DAs and suppliers) who should feel fully and jointly committed to its implementation.
q Bold changes in the whole ITER organization and management must be introduced now to meet these challenges. They rely on: Ø The decisions to be taken by this IC as requested in the action plan; Ø Active support by the members for their full implementation.
q The first deliverables from such changes would enable the IO-DG to establish the new baseline (scope, schedule, cost, risk) before the end of the current year and to set ITER on the right course for their timely realization in the next years.
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q Past 6 months strongly focused on shifting to new ITER phase: Ø Top priority to create a stable ITER project updated baseline and
an associated “optimized resource loaded schedule”; Ø Comprehensive effort: to compile a detailed information set and to
develop a common understanding of scope, schedule, costs, & risks Ø Latest step: Integrated Review meeting earlier this month Ø Ultimate objective: presentation for review by the ITER Council
in November 2015 to establish the basis for moving forward q Current status: Ø Completed appointment of senior staff and most elements of
organizational reform; Ø Maintaining momentum on a tight and challenging schedule,
including urgent steps to further refine resource estimates.
Overview of ITER Progress
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ITER Project
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ITER: a global collaboration Central Team & Seven Domestic Agencies
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In parallel with the ITER Organization and staffing changes and the effort to establish a new baseline, we are also focused on: q Improving transparency
and communication with Domestic Agencies;
q Maintaining the pace of construction and global component production and delivery.
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Ø Project Teams integrate the work of the IO-CT and IO-DAs more effectively: ü Buildings Infrastructure and Power Supplies Project Team was the first to
be established
ü Vacuum Vessel Project Team was also established
ü Cryogenics Project Team will soon be established
First Project Teams established
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On-Site Construction
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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 progress Under Installation Transformers
Preparatory works Cryogenics Building
Preparatory works Cooling Water Building
Preparatory works Control Building
Preparatory works RF Heating Building
August 2015
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Construction of ITER’s Largest Warehouse (10,000 m²): currently in finishing stages
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Assembly Building
Components will be pre-assembled in this 60-metre high building prior to their integration into the machine.
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Raising the Assembly Hall Roof: September 2015
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ITER: a global collaboration 7 billion € is currently engaged in construction
and manufacturing contracts for ITER worldwide
ITER
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Central solenoid
Toroidal field coils (18)
Cryostat
Blanket modules
Thermal shield
Correction coils (18)
Internal coils
Poloidal field coils (6)
Vacuum vessel Divertor
Cooling water system
Who manufactures what?
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Manufacturing progress China
Chinaisresponsiblefortheprocurementof14poloidalfieldAC/DCconverterunitsthatwillprovidereliable,controlledDCpowertotheITERpoloidalfieldmagneBccoils.Thesystemischallengingtodesignandfabricate,inparBcularduetoanunprecedentedpowerlevelandshortcircuitcurrentandahighlyspecificoperaBonmode.InFebruary2015,aprototypeconverterunitwassuccessfullytested,openingthewaytofuturebatchproducBon.
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Manufacturing progress Europe
Europeisresponsiblefordeliveringremotehandlingsystemsforthedivertor,theneutralbeamsystem,in-vesselviewingandmetrology,andthecasktransfersystemforacBvatedcomponents—inall,aboutEUR250millionofinvestment.AttheDivertorTestPlaNormfacilityhostedbytheVTTTechnicalResearchCentreinFinland,thefinaldemonstraBonofthedivertorcassePeremotehandlingsystemwascarriedoutinFebruary2015.
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Manufacturing progress India
IndiaisresponsibleforthefabricaBonandtheassemblyofthe30x30m.ITERcryostat.Pictured,six60°baseplatesaretemporarilyassembledatthefactoryinordertochecktolerancespriortoshipmenttoITER.ThefirstcryostatelementsarescheduledtoarriveatITERinNovember2015.
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Manufacturing progress Japan
Japanismanufacturinghalfofthe18gianttoroidalfieldcoilsneededforITER.Here,theD-shapedpancakewindingsareheattreatedat650°Cfor100hourstoreactBnandniobiumtoformthesuperconducBngcompoundNb3Sn.
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Manufacturing progress Korea
InKorea,wheretwoofninevacuumvesselsectorsareunderconstrucBon,weldingiscarriedoutontheuppersecBonofaninnershell—onlyasmallpieceofthefullcomponent...
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ASN Inspection in Korea: 28-29 April 2015
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Manufacturing progress Russia
RussiacompletesitsshareoftoroidalfieldconductorinJune2015.Themilestonemarkstheendofafive-yearcampaigntomanufacture28producBonlengths(morethan120tonsofmaterial).
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Manufacturing progress USA
TheUSisresponsibleforthedesign,R&D,andmanufacturingofthemaincentralsolenoidmagnet(usingconductorsuppliedbyJapan),aswellastheassociatedstructureandtooling.AtGeneralAtomics’MagnetTechnologiesCenterinPoway,California,windingoperaBonsbeganinApril2015onamockupmodule.
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Drain Tanks Delivery: 7 May 2015
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Transformers Installation: began on 21 May
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Superconductor Production: global milestone
Ø Economically: EUR 610 million global investment Ø Technologically: used latest materials science;
raised superconductor production globally Ø Successful multinational collaboration on design,
production, QA and testing protocols
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ITER is moving forward!
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China EU India Japan Korea Russia USA
Thank you very much