Progress in the design and RD of the ITER In-Vessel Viewing and Metrology System (IVVS).pdfVIP

Fusion Engineering and Design 89 (2014) 2398–2403 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Fusion Engineering and Design journal homepage: /locate/fusengdes Progress in the design and RD of the ITER In-Vessel Viewing and Metrology System (IVVS) Gregory Dubus a,?, Adrian Puiu a, Philip Bates a, Carlo Damiani a, Roger Reichle b, Jim Palmer b a Fusion for Energy, c/ Josep Pla, n?2 – Torres Diagonal Litoral – Edi?cio B3, 08019 Barcelona, Spain b ITER Organization, Route de Vinon sur Verdon, 13115 Saint Paul Lez Durance, France article info Article history: Received 6 September 2013 Received in revised form 21 December 2013 Accepted 8 January 2014 Available online 21 February 2014 Keywords: ITER Remote handling In-Vessel Viewing System Inspection Metrology Erosion monitoring abstract The In-Vessel Viewing and Metrology System (IVVS) is a fundamental tool for the ITER machine operations, aiming at performing inspections as well as providing information related to the erosion of in-vessel components, which in turn is related to the amount of mobilised dust present in the Vacuum Vessel. Periodically or on request, the IVVS scanning probes will be deployed into the Vacuum Vessel in order to acquire both visual and metrological data on plasma facing components (blanket, divertor, heating/diagnostic plugs, and test blanket modules). Recent design changes made to the six IVVS port extensions implied the need for a substantial redesign of the IVVS integrated concept – including the scanning probe and its deployment system – in order to bring it to the level of maturity suitable for the Conceptual Design Review. This paper gives an overview of the concept design for IVVS as well as of the various engineering analyses and RD activities carried out in support to this design: neutronic, seismic and electromagnetic analyses, probe actuation validation under environmental conditions. ? 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 1. Introduction Six In-Vessel Viewing and Metrology System