The ITER project - the next major step in realization of a large-scale fusion reactor - is now imminent. Amongst the many complex problems to be addressed is maintenance of the machine, much of which will need to be carried out remotely due to the high activation levels involved. Replacement of the divertor cassettes, located at the bottom of the ITER vessel, has already been the subject of considerable research and development, in particular at the ENEA Brasimone Research Centre in Italy, as part of the original seven large ITER R & D projects. One of the two major remote maintenance facilities at Brasimone, the Divertor Refurbishment Platform (DRP) has already provided valuable feedback to the ITER designers, and this paper outlines a series of major enhancements to the DRP to further improve its contribution to ITER.
Enhancement of the DRP hotcell mockup to reflect the latest ITER divertor cassette developments
Poggianti, A.
2004-01-01
Abstract
The ITER project - the next major step in realization of a large-scale fusion reactor - is now imminent. Amongst the many complex problems to be addressed is maintenance of the machine, much of which will need to be carried out remotely due to the high activation levels involved. Replacement of the divertor cassettes, located at the bottom of the ITER vessel, has already been the subject of considerable research and development, in particular at the ENEA Brasimone Research Centre in Italy, as part of the original seven large ITER R & D projects. One of the two major remote maintenance facilities at Brasimone, the Divertor Refurbishment Platform (DRP) has already provided valuable feedback to the ITER designers, and this paper outlines a series of major enhancements to the DRP to further improve its contribution to ITER.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
