Materials challenges for ITER – Current status and future activities

ITER will be the first experimental fusion facility, which brings together the key physical, material and technological issues related to development of fusion reactors. The design of ITER is complete and the construction will start soon. This paper discusses the main directions of the project orien...

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Published in:Journal of nuclear materials 2007-08, Vol.367, p.21-32
Main Authors: Barabash, V., Peacock, A., Fabritsiev, S., Kalinin, G., Zinkle, S., Rowcliffe, A., Rensman, J.-W., Tavassoli, A.A., Marmy, P., Karditsas, P.J., Gillemot, F., Akiba, M.
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Language:English
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Summary:ITER will be the first experimental fusion facility, which brings together the key physical, material and technological issues related to development of fusion reactors. The design of ITER is complete and the construction will start soon. This paper discusses the main directions of the project oriented materials activity and main challenges related to selection of materials for the ITER components. For each application in ITER the main materials issues were identified and these issues were addressed in the dedicated ITER R&D program. The justification of materials performance was fully documented, which allows traceability and reliability of design data. Several examples are given to illustrate the main achievements and recommendations from the recently updated ITER Materials Properties Handbook. The main ongoing and future materials activities are described.
ISSN:0022-3115
1873-4820
DOI:10.1016/j.jnucmat.2007.03.017