Description:

Students will learn details on the ITER basic parameters and components of ITER: the superconducting magnets, vacuum pumping, fuel cycle, cryoplant, nuclear safety, operation scenarios, ITER plasma diagnostics, schedule of construction and operation. Besides, history of the project, forms of international collaboration, projects IFMIF and DEMO as well as major fusion research centres in the world will be presented.

Contents:

1) History of the ITER project, its basic parameters, mission of the project and its management.
2) Machine description, mechanical support and loads. Superconducting magnets. QA program (quality assurance).
3)Vacuum vessel, divertor and the first wall. System of remote maintenance.
4) Vacuum pumping and fuelling, tritium plant.
5) Cryoplant and the ITER cryostat. Water cooling. Power Supplies.
6) Heating systems: NBI, ICRH, ECRH.
7) Plasma diagnostics in ITER.
8) Expected plasma behaviour in ITER, operation scenarios. Control system.
9) Nuclear safety and environmental assessment of the ITER project. Overview of ITER buildings.
10) Construction, commissioning and decommissioning plans for ITER. Major milestones for fusion research and
development at ITER.
11) Present research and development for ITER. Procurement allocation and spread of cost. "Broader approach" of the
EU and Japan.
12) Design of the International fusion materials irradiation facility IFMIF, conceptual design of the demonstration power
plant DEMO.
13) Fusion research centers in the world and their role with respect to ITER.

Recommended literature:

Key references:
[1] ITER Organization: ITER Research Plan within the Staged Approach, ITR-18-003, 2018,
https://www.iter.org/technical-reports cited 15 Apr. 2019
[2] ITER Organization: Summary of the ITER Final Design Report, IAEA 2001,
https://www.iaea.org/publications/6442/summary-of-the-iter-final-design-report cited 15 Apr. 2019
Recommended references:
[3] C M Braams, P E Stott: Nuclear Fusion, Half a Century of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Research, IoP 2002

Keywords:

Tokamak, plasma, ITER, components, technology, vacuum, superconductivity, nuclear safety, diagnostics, time schedules, IFMIF, DEMO, power production

Abbreviations used:

Semester:

• W ... winter semester (usually October - February)
• S ... spring semester (usually March - June)
• W,S ... both semesters

Mode of completion of the course:

• A ... Assessment (no grade is given to this course but credits are awarded. You will receive only P (Passed) of F (Failed) and number of credits)
• GA ... Graded Assessment (a grade is awarded for this course)
• EX ... Examination (a grade is awarded for this course)
• A, EX ... Examination (the award of Assessment is a precondition for taking the Examination in the given subject, a grade is awarded for this course)

Weekly load (hours per week):

• P ... lecture
• C ... seminar
• L ... laboratory
• R ... proseminar
• S ... seminar