Overview of the ITER remote maintenance design and of the development activities in Europe
| Autor: | David Hamilton, M. Saito, Philip Bates, M. Van Uffelen, D. Locke, C. Van Hille, Emilio Ruiz, J.P. Friconneau, Y. Noguchi, Chang-Hwan Choi, S. Murakami, Carlo Damiani, Roger Reichle, S. Bernal, L. Mont, Nobukazu Takeda, M. Lewczanin, S. Balagué, J. Sanchez Cuevas, Gregory Dubus, Salvador Esque, J.P. Martin, R. Shuff, T. Maruyama, Adrian Puiu, Carmen González, N. Van De Ven, J. Cornellá, B. Perrier, T. Ilkei, C. Annino, J. Palmer |
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| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Scope (project management)
Computer science Mechanical Engineering Maintainability 01 natural sciences Maintenance system 010305 fluids & plasmas Procurement Development (topology) Nuclear Energy and Engineering 0103 physical sciences Systems engineering Key (cryptography) General Materials Science 010306 general physics Energy source Plant design Civil and Structural Engineering |
| Zdroj: | Fusion Engineering and Design. 136:1117-1124 |
| ISSN: | 0920-3796 |
| Popis: | For a first-of-a-kind nuclear fusion reactor like ITER, remote maintainability of neutron-activated and contaminated components is one of the key aspects of plant design and operations, hence a fundamental ingredient of its success, as well as of the demonstration of long-term viability of fusion as an energy source. The whole ITER Remote Maintenance System (IRMS) is of unprecedented complexity and includes specifically developed technologies. Its procurement and start of operation will represent a major innovation to maintenance in hostile environments. Europe is a key contributor, with three remote handling (RH) systems, a.k.a. packages, plus a robotic inspection and metrology tool, currently under design. This paper gives an update on the status of design and procurement activities related to the IRMS. It will first introduce some key aspects of the reactor remote maintainability, and then give an overview of the present configuration of the global system. After this, the scope, status and challenges of the European (EU) packages will be illustrated in more detail, together with some key technological developments. Finally, the way all these efforts are coordinated will be presented together with the overall implementation scenario and milestones, and the way they fit with ITER construction and operation. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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