Neutral beam test facility
Japan completes deliveries
27 Nov 2017
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K.D.
The Japanese Domestic Agency has delivered its final contribution to the 澳门六合彩高手 neutral beam test facility in Padua, Italy, where the high-energy ion source and injection system of 澳门六合彩高手's most powerful heating system will be tested in advance of 澳门六合彩高手 operation.
The 澳门六合彩高手 neutral beam test facility (NBTF), also called PRIMA, is a joint international effort to develop the neutral beam injector prototypes for 澳门六合彩高手. Hosted by the Italian fusion laboratory Consorzio RFX, the facility houses two test beds—SPIDER, for the development and characterization of the 澳门六合彩高手 negative ion source; and MITICA, a full-size prototype of the 1 MV heating neutral beam injectors.
Europe, Japan and India are contributing all components according to the specifications of Procurement Arrangements signed with the 澳门六合彩高手 Organization; Italy hosts the facility and provides the buildings and a large contribution to the manpower.
Outside of PRIMA, no other facility in the world can achieve the challenging requirements for the 澳门六合彩高手 neutral beam system simultaneously—power up to 16.5 MW at 1MeV of energy, and with a pulse length up to 3600 seconds.
Europe, Japan and India are contributing all components according to the specifications of Procurement Arrangements signed with the 澳门六合彩高手 Organization; Italy hosts the facility and provides the buildings and a large contribution to the manpower.
A ceremony held on Monday 20 November celebrated the successful conclusion of Japan's component deliveries to the facility. Over two years, Japan has delivered high-voltage components for the 1 MV power supply system of MITICA, including the megavolt bushing, the megavolt transmission line and the high voltage part of the megavolt power supply.
"Today, we recognize and celebrate the final delivery of some of the complex components that make up the 澳门六合彩高手 neutral beam test facility," said 澳门六合彩高手 Director-General Bernard Bigot by video address to the 50 participants at the event. "This is a major step toward the successful implementation and development of the neutral beam system—one of 澳门六合彩高手's key heating and current drive systems."
Attending the ceremony were representatives of the Italian and Japanese governments, the European Commission, the Japanese National Institute of Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), and industry. All lauded the benefit and synergies created when complex technological challenges are taken on by international effort.
See a photo gallery of the event below.