Alternative system design concepts for the ITER core CXRS upper port plug front end

• Published in: Fusion engineering and design Vol. 86; no. 6; pp. 1306 - 1309
• Main Authors: Krimmer, A., Klinkhamer, F., Biel, W., Hawkes, N., Kiss, G., Koning, J.F., Krasikov, Yu, Neubauer, O.
• Format: Journal Article Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 01.10.2011; Elsevier
• Subjects: Applied sciences; Channels; Controled nuclear fusion plants; Core CXRS; Design engineering; Diagnostic; Energy; Energy. Thermal use of fuels; Exact sciences and technology; Installations for energy generation and conversion: thermal and electrical energy; ITER; Maintenance; Ports; Remote handling; Shutters; System design concepts; Systems design; Tubes; Upper port plug; Diagnostic; Core CXRS; ITER; Upper port plug; System design concepts; Tokamak; Nuclear fusion reactor; Lifetime; Maintenance; Remote handling; Reactor core

► System design for the core CXRS diagnostic port plug for ITER is investigated. ► Dependencies of the sub-systems are given. ► Overall system lifetime and recent mechanical changes are taken into account. ► System configurations are derived for the current ITER design. The upper port #3 in ITER wil...