Tag: Iter

The first completed port stub extension—for upper port #12—has successfully passed pressure and helium leak tightness tests.

European contractors have recently completed the fabrication of the first ITER toroidal field winding pack. A series of mechanical and electrical tests now remain before the 110-tonne component undergoes cold testing and final insertion into a stainless steel case.

Europe is one of the ITER parties with a big stake in the field of cryogenics of the biggest fusion machine in history. The cryoplant can be described as a massive refrigerator which is going to generate extremely cold temperatures for some of the ITER components to achieve fusion power.

In the South of France (Bouches-du-Rhône department in Provence), 35 countries are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy.

ITER Organisation representatives has recently declared that they have signed a construction management-as-agent (CMA) contract with the MOMENTUM joint venture, led by Amec Foster Wheeler in partnership with Assystem and KEPCO Engineering and Construction Company.

A major ITER procurement milestone was recently recorded by the European Domestic Agency, as contractors completed the first 110s-ton toroidal field winding pack.

On the ITER platform, work is progressing on the foundations of the plant building while following successive design phases, the procurement of cryoplant components is now underway by Europe (liquid nitrogen plant and auxiliary systems), the ITER Organization (helium plant) and India (cryolines and cryodistribution components).

The ITER project represents a unique challenge for the assembly of workpieces, particularly on site, due to required precision after assembly and the quality (zero defects). Narrow Gap TIG Hot Wire welding appears as one of the essential techniques for joining these kinds of parts with such large wall thicknesses, as far as on-site assembly is concerned.

L&T Heavy engineering has successfully delivered its first consignment of Cryostat, part of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) fusion reactor facility being built at Cadarache in the south of France.