Overview on ITER and DEMO blanket fabrication activities of the KIT INR and related frameworks

Abstract

Fabrication experiments have been carried out in the KIT with the goal to qualify manufacturing technologies for the realization of fusion reactor components. The main focus of the activities managed by the fabrication team in the Institute of Neutron Physics and reactor technologies (INR) has been on the Test Blanket Module for ITER. Sets of fabrication and welding procedure specifications have been demonstrated and qualified in relevant scale for TBM structural and functional components. This paper presents interactions in between the different frameworks on domestic and European level to underline backgrounds of developments. It also summarizes results of development and their relevancy for DEMO and gives an outlook on the future development strategy for the DEMO blanket fabrication.