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ICIT Rm. Valcea

National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies

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Institute for Cryogenics and Isotopes Technologies Rm. Valcea

Fuel Cycle and TRI-TOFFY training networks

- Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle” -

- Tritium Technologies for the Fusion Fuel Cycle -

ing. George ANA, ing. Ionut SPIRIDON

Association Days, 26.11.2009

Goals:

• to provide the optimum design, together with a profound basis of experience for safe operation;

• to provide the skilled professional staff required for the realization and operation of the ITER Deuterium Tritium Fuel Cycle and for the tritium handling in ITER;

• to defend and further strengthen the leading European position in the field.



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2. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009

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Preparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle”

Network

Parties and funds:



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• Germany – Forschungszentrum Kalrsruhe – Tritium Laboratory (coordinator)

• France – CEA Cadarache

• Italy – ENEA Frascati

• Hungary – MTA Atomki Debrecen

• Romania – ICIT Rm. Valcea



- 750 000 euro -

-2006 – 2010-

- 3 year training project: Feb. 2007 – Jan. 2010



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Measures and Activities

Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe & ICIT Rm. Valcea

• Cryogenic distillation process• Isotopic Separation process• Material properties testing stands

JET Culham

• Combination of lectures, tours and practical activities

Technical and complementary skills courses

• CATIA V5 (beginners and advanced);• Swagelok fittings course;• IPR and Contract Management;• Fundamentals of Project Management, etc.

Fuel Cycle Team in Torus Hall - JET

Outcomes

- 3 ISI articles published ( 2 as main author and 1 as co-author);

- 2 ISI articles submitted for publishing (as main author and co-author);

- contacts in all participating institutes (Forschungszentrum Kalrsruhe, CEA Cadarache, ENEA Frascati, MTA Atomki Debrecen, JET Culham) for further colaborations;

- experience gain for further involvement in projects like ITER WDS-ISS Systems



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ICIT Rm. ValceaPreparing the ITER “Fuel Cycle”


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Tritium Technologies for the

Fusion Fuel Cycle – TRI TOFFY

PARTIES & COSTS

• FZK (Coordinator) - Germany;

• CEA - France;

• ENEA - Italy;

9. G. Ana, I. Spiridon, Association Days, 26.11.2009National R&D Institute for Cryogenics and

Isotopes Technologies Association Euratom - MEdC

Ministry of Education, Research and Innovation

40 % EU (858 000 euro)

• MTA ATOMKI - Hungary;

• UKAEA (CCFE) – United Kindom;

• ICIT Ramnicu Valcea – Romania

100% by EU (352 000 euro)

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TRI TOFFY - 2008 – 2012

o MEdC/ICIT Trainee - Work package No. 5, such planned:

Introductory/accompanying training at ICIT (duration: 5 months in total)

Research training at ICIT (duration: 17 months)

Research training at FZK (duration: 12 months)

Introductory training at JET Facilities (duration: 2 months)

TOTAL: 36 months




TRI TOFFY

- 3 year training project: Jan. 2009 – Jan. 2012ICIT Rm. Valcea




Measures and Activities

ICIT Rm. Valcea & Tritium Laboratory Karlsruhe

• Cryogenic distillation process;• Isotopic Separation process;• Material properties testing stands.

JET Culham

• Combination of lectures, tours and practical activities to become acquainted with the various working fields in JET.

TRI TOFFY

Training schedule

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Completed objectives:

• Introductory study consisting of an introduction to the institutional technologies and equipments;• Courses: CATIA V5 (beginners);

Swagelok fittings course; IPR and Contract Management course; 3rd Karlsruhe International School on Fusion Technologies• Design of an experimental setup for tritium extraction from the CD column;• 1 ISI article published (as co-author).

Future activities:

• participation to a series of technical and complementary skills courses;

• further involvement in the development of the detritiation systems (ICIT and TLK): design and experimental activities;• Participation in different operational procedures and become acquainted with the various working fields at JET.

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