RT Journal Article
T1 TechnoFusión, a Relevant Facility for Fusion Technologies: The Remote Handling Area
A1 Ibarra, Angel
A1 Perlado, Manuel
A1 Aracil Santonja, Rafael
A1 Blanco Rojas, María Dolores
A1 Ferre, Manuel
A1 García Cortés, María Isabel
A1 García-Robledo, P.
A1 González Viada, María
A1 González de Santos, Pablo
A1 Jiménez Rey, David
A1 Martínez-Albertos, J. L.
A1 Moreno Lorente, Luis Enrique
A1 No Sánchez, José de
A1 Queral Mas, Vicente Manuel
A1 Ríos, Luis
A1 Román, Raquel
AB The future commercial production of electricity based on thermonuclear fusion requires the development of a number of research projects in addition to ITER, mostly related to the development of long-term technologies needed for future fusion reactors. Among the priority areas identified in the framework of international fusion research programmes, it is projected to build a specific research centre for fusion technologies in Spain. The so-called National Centre for Fusion Technologies, TechnoFusión, will be equipped with a large number of top facilities for the fusion technological development. The research activities will be focused primarily on several areas, including the implementation of advanced manufacturing technologies, the evaluation of radiation effects on low activation structural and functional materials, the in-beam and out-beam characterization of materials, the development of robotics and automated systems for remote handling, studies of liquid metal technologies and computer simulation. Currently no similar facilities to TechnoFusión exist, so it will provide more realistic tests than those available in other facilities up today, helping in the fast track to DEMO and IFMIF. The present document summarizes a review of the different facilities to be included in TechnoFusión, with special emphasis on those proposed for remote handling (RH) applications. The paper will review the technical specifications concerning the RH facility, the analysis of the mock-up components and tests to be performed, and the relevance of the RH lab capabilities, particularly the required equipment under irradiation conditions.
PB Elsevier
SN 0920-3796
YR 2010
FD 2010-12-01
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10016/18958
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10016/18958
LA eng
NO This work was funded by the Spanish Science and Innovation Ministry (MICINN) under grant ICTS-2008-9 and under the National Spanish Plan Radiafus II (CICYD Project ENE2008-06403-C06-01).
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