ITER full tungsten divertor qualification program and progress

Abstract

The full tungsten divertor qualification program was defined for the R&D activity in domestic agencies. The qualification program consists of two steps: (i) technology development and validation and (ii) a full-scale demonstration. Small-scale mock-ups were manufactured in Japanese and European industries and delivered to the ITER divertor test facility in Russia for high heat flux testing. In parallel activity to the qualification program, both domestic agencies demonstrated that W monoblock technologies withstanding up to 20 MW m−2 were available.