F4E Annual Report 2010 - Fusion For Energy - Europa

Site, Buildings and Power Supplies• Site infrastructure and all the concrete and steelframe buildings (454.17 kIUA);• Power Supplies - pulsed power & steady statepower supplies (31 kIUA).Other Systems• Waste Management and Storage (10.1 kIUA);• Radiological Protection (4.2 kIUA).An important activity of F4E concerns the Test BlanketModules (TBMs) which are components that wouldallow the breeding of tritium in a fusion reactor. TheTBMs are not among the items which are obliged tobe provided by Europe to the ITER IO. Instead theTBMs are to be procured separately by the interestedParties and installed in ITER whereupon a TBM testingprogramme will be conducted by ITER.In carrying out its tasks, F4E also carries out a numberof Technical Support Activities which support theabove-mentioned activities and cover the followingareas:••Plasma Engineering;••Safety and Licensing;••Leak Detection & Leak Localisation;••Engineering Support;••Nuclear Data;••Quality Assurance Activities.In some cases the necessary technologies are wellestablished, but in many others R&D and designactivities are required before a document, known asa Procurement Arrangement (PA), setting out scopeof the procurement can be signed between ITER andF4E.For activities prior to procurement, F4E providessupport to the ITER IO through so-called TaskAgreements and R&D activities are typically carriedout in collaboration with European national fusionlaboratories under the cost-sharing arrangementprovided for by grants.F4E is also carrying out detailed risk assessmentsto identify any unresolved problems and risks withthe design, manufacturing and assembly and torecommend actions to mitigate the risks. This may becomplemented by Design Reviews carried out jointlywith the ITER IO.HighlightsOne of the highlights of 2010 was the approvalby the ITER Council in July 2010 of the updatedITER Baseline (scope, schedule and cost) for ITERoperation in November 2019. F4E devoted significantinternal resources to the development of this updatedBaseline under the guidance of the F4E GoverningBoard (GB).Overall the activities of F4E conducted during 2010were according to the schedule defined in theupdated ITER Baseline (Fig. 2). In cases where therewere delays, these were either mitigated or did notadversely impact upon the critical path for ITERconstruction (i.e. no delay in the target date to beginITER operations).As concerns the 2010 Work Programme (WP 2010),the pie-chart in Fig. 3 below shows the situation atthe end of the year whereby 54% of the foreseenprocurement procedures were started or completedand a further 41% were under preparation (withearmarked “global” financial commitments) and only5% cancelled.Overall the activities of F4E conducted during 2010were consistent with the updated ITER Baseline. Incases where there were delays, these were eithermitigated or did not adversely impact upon the criticalpath for ITER construction (i.e. no influence on theNovember 2019 target to begin ITER operations).In 2010 F4E made important progress for in-kindprocurements of components on the critical path forITER construction by signing the contracts for themanufacturing of both the Toroidal Field coil WindingPacks and the Vacuum Vessel sectors, the latter beingthe largest contract awarded by F4E to date.In total 44 contracts and 23 grants were awardedby F4E for values of EUR 826 and EUR 8 millionrespectively (see Annex II). All but one of the foreseenProcurement Arrangements with a value of 384.44kIUA (equivalent to EUR 615 million) were signed withITER IO bringing the total to 803.74 kIUA (Fig. 4).In summer 2010, following the completion of the siteclearance and levelling, ITER IO handed over the ITERplatform to F4E. The excavations were started andconstruction of the Poloidal Field coils fabricationbuilding began. At the same time the architectengineer started its work in 2010 to prepare forplacing the construction contracts for the civil worksand buildings.A special effort was devoted to improve the overallF4E project management processes, in line withthe proposals of the F4E Director approved by theGoverning Board. Risk assessments were also carriedout together with the identification of cost reductionsand cost containment opportunities to be applied toall F4E activities.ANNUAL REPORT 2010 FUSION FOR ENERGY23