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V. Chuyanov, ITER Joint Central Team and
ITER Home Teams
Abstract. The ITER site has not been
determined at this time. Nevertheless, to develop a construction plan and a
cost estimate, it is necessary to have a detailed layout of the buildings,
structures, and outdoor equipment integrated with the balance of plant service
systems prototypical of large fusion power plants. These services include
electric power for magnet feeds and plasma heating systems, cryogenic and
conventional cooling systems, compressed air, gas supplies, de-mineralized
water, steam, and drainage. Nuclear grade facilities are provided to handle
tritium fuel and activated waste, as well as to prevent radioactive exposure
of either the workers or the public. To avoid interference between services of
different types and for efficient arrangement of buildings, structures, and
equipment within the site area, a plan was developed which segregated
different classes of services to four quadrants surrounding the tokamak
building, placed at the approximate geographic center of the site. Location of
the twenty-seven buildings (Table I) on the generic site was selected to meet
all design requirements at minimum total project cost. A similar approach has
been used to determine the location of services above, at, and below
grade. The generic site plan can be adapted to the site selected for ITER
without significant changes to the buildings or equipment. Some rearrangements
may be required by site topography resulting primarily in changes to the
length of services that link the buildings and equipment.
IAEA 2001
