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(ITERP/18) Progress of and Future Plans for the L-4 Blanket Project

W. Daenner¹⁾, K. Ioki²⁾, A. Cardella²⁾, Y. Ohara³⁾, Y. Strebkov⁴⁾, L. Jones¹⁾, P. Lorenzetto¹⁾, D. Maisonnier¹⁾, M. Merola¹⁾, A. Peacock¹⁾, E. Rodgers¹⁾, M. Enoeda³⁾, S. Satoh³⁾, T. Hatano³⁾, K. Furuya³⁾, T. Kuroda³⁾, H. Kawamura³⁾, M. Nakamichi³⁾, K. Tsuchiya³⁾, H. Yamada³⁾, B. Rodchenkov⁴⁾, K. Skladnov⁴⁾, G. Sysoev^4)
 
1) EU Home Team, EFDA CSU, Max-Planck Institute, Garching, Germany
²⁾ ITER Joint Central Team, Garching Joint Work Site, Garching, Germany
³⁾ JA Home Team, Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute (JAERI), Japan
⁴⁾ RF Home Team, Research and Development Institute of Power Engineering (RDIPE), Moscow, Russian Federation

Abstract.  The ITER L-4 Blanket Project has achieved substantial progress over the last two years. The qualification of materials so far considered as reference for the shield module fabrication has been completed, as well as the developments for joining the triplex First Wall structure. Several Primary Wall, baffle, and limiter mock-ups have been manufactured and tested showing comfortable margins against the loads expected in ITER. Shield prototypes have been manufactured by conventional and advanced technology, which have finally demonstrated the manufacturing feasibility. More recently, activities for the qualification of the module attachment system have been started, and first results from materials and mock-up tests have become available. Several test campaigns are still to be finished to complete the data base for the design. In the meantime, further activities have been initiated to adapt the R&D programme to the ITER-FEAT design features, with the aim to further reduce the cost.

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