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1 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 1/16 ITER Achieve 500 MW of fusion power. Demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility and safety features of fusion energy. Ned Sauthoff for Osamu Motojima

2 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 2/16 Construction Authorization Decreed On November 10, 2012, the French Ministry of Environment signed a decree authorizing construction of the ITER nuclear facility.On November 10, 2012, the French Ministry of Environment signed a decree authorizing construction of the ITER nuclear facility. ITER is the first fusion device to qualify as a nuclear installation.ITER is the first fusion device to qualify as a nuclear installation. Over two years of investigation and analysis were required as part of the review procedures.Over two years of investigation and analysis were required as part of the review procedures. ττ

3 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 3/16 Site Construction Progress: Headquarters Building ττ ITER HQ Building ITER Council Room Bridge linking HQ Building and the Site

4 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 4/16 Construction Site Panoramic View from ITER Headquarters ττ

5 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 5/16 Inside PF Coil Building ττ

6 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 6/16 400 kV Electric Substation Energized June 2012 ττ

7 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 7/16 Tokamak Sub-Basement and Seismic Bearings ττ

8 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 8/16 TF Coil ~360 t 16 m Tall x 9 m Wide Heavy Component on Road (TF Coils, VV Sectors, and PF1 Coil) VV Sector ~400 t 12 m Tall x 9 m Wide PF1 Coil ~200 t 9.4 m Dia Paid with contributions from local area – ~467 M Itinerary: March 2013 Test Convey Beginning of 2014 Real Large/Heavy Components will arrive at ITER Itinerary – Local Communities Provided Road Upgrades FRANCE

9 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 9/16 ITER is Addressing the Key Technical Challenges of the Tokamak Tokamak –Large scale-up of many systems –High quality high tech components –Tight tolerances –Highly integrated design Superconducting magnets –Unprecedented magnet size –High field performance ~12T –Conductor and magnet manufacturing Vessel Systems –Large size –Safety boundary Plasma facing components –High heat flux –Plasma-Material Interactions –Remote Handling requirements

10 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 10/16 TF Conductor Ready to Ship ττ KoreaChinaRussia 760 m of Toroidal Field copper dummy conductor spooled on a transport solenoid (Photo: RU DA). Toroidal Field sample conductor completed on time (Photo: CN DA). Toroidal field sample conductor fabrication completed. (Photo: KO DA)

11 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 11/16 RUSSIA The jacketing installation at Moscows JSC VNIIKP Research Center where 760 metres of toroidal field dummy conductor were successfully produced in 2011. TF Conductor Production In Russia Cabling of 760 m Cu Dummy at VNIIKP, RF (Feb. 2009)

12 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 12/16 TF Coil Production in Europe Prototype radial plate at CNIM EU Radial plate welding mock-up at SIMIC (Powder hipped segments joined by narrow gap TIG welding) Radial plate mock-up at CNIM (Forged segments jointed by EB welding)

13 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 13/16 Japan – TF Coil Primary Structure Segment (Photo: JA DA) A1 Segment (Photos: JA DA) TF Coil ~360 T, 16 m tall x 9 m wide B3 Segment A1 Segment

14 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 14/16 Level 0 Overall Project Schedule (OPS): ~ 50 Activities……………..…………………………. Level 1 Strategic Management Plan (SMP): ~ 3000 Activities …………………………… Level 2 Detailed Working Schedules (DWS): ~ 150k Activities………….... (Including IO and DAs) Completion of DWS Schedule Structure and Management DWS completed on 28 th June and reviewed Milestones are monitored and controlled

15 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 15/16 80 of 137 Procurement Arrangements signed, more than 80% of value achieved

16 Fusion Power Associates Meeting, 5 December 2012 Slide 16/16 Summary Headlines Significant site-construction and civil infrastructure French decree authorizing construction Fabrication of early components (e.g., TF) Procurment arrangements more than 80% of value Integrated schedule hierarchy Addressing schedule and cost challenges


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