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progress report
2010
Figure 3.8 – Details of the structural FEM of the divertor system: CB with locking
system, dome and VT
3.2 Breeder Blanket and Fuel Cycle
European Breeding Blanket Test Facility design and construction
The European Breeding Blanket Test Facility (EBBTF) is the reference European facility for the qualification
of test blanket modules (TBMs). It is constituted by the Integrated European Lead Lithium LOop (IELLLO)
and the HElio for FUSion loop (HEFUS 3).
In 2009 the lead lithium to fill the loop and complete the commissioning was received in ENEA Brasimone.
The acceptance procedure took a long time due to large differences in the lithium content, and the procedure
was concluded in November. The loop was filled in February 2010. The new HEFUS 3 circulator was
delivered in ENEA Brasimone in the first weeks of 2010 and the installation completed in the first semester
of 2010.
TRIEX loop for studying technologies of tritium extraction from
Pb–17Li
The main objective to be achieved in the TRItium EXtraction (TRIEX)
facility is to verify the efficiency of the hydrogen extraction system from
the liquid metal loop in the range of operating conditions of the European
TBM (fig. 3.9).
In order to carry out the tests, in 2010 the mechanical pump was requalified
and inserted into the TRIEX loop. In April the pump was not
characterized in lead lithium due to the mechanical pump failure after 12h
of work. On the basis of this experience, an upgrading of the TRIEX loop
was planned and a new pump was selected. The new loop is expected to
start in November 2011.
Figure 3.9 – TRIEX loop
Electromagnetic load analysis for the design of the blanket manifold pipe
concept for ITER
ENEA completed the activities related to the 3D EM load analysis of the new manifold concept (NMC) for
the ITER blanket and shield system, according to the EFDA Contract 07–1702/1620 (TW6–TVB–MANEM)
[3.2]. The activities were performed with the support of L.T. Calcoli company.