Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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272249 | Fusion Engineering and Design | 2012 | 8 Pages |
The nuclear engineering infrastructure of port-based diagnostics on ITER is presented, including the equatorial and upper port plug generic designs, the adopted modular concept, the loads and associated load response and the remote handling. A modular approach is adopted for the internal shielding modules as this helps to reduce the dominant electromagnetic loads, reduces interfaces and accelerates remote handling. Extensive use of gun-drilling is employed to produce water channels in the stainless steel plate and forgings used to construct the port plugs and modules. The French Nuclear Code RCC-MR (2007) is employed in the design and the manufacturing. An integrated remote handling scheme is described, including a description of maintenance operations in the Hot Cell Facility.