Conference Papers

Wayne Arter Ana Osojnik Coralia Cartis Godwin Madho Steven Tobias

N. C. Hawkes E. Delabie S. Menmuir C. Giroud A. Meigs N. Conway T. M. Biewer D. L. Hillis

Charge-exchange spectroscopy on JET has become particularly challenging with the introduction of the ITER-like wall. The impurity spectra are weaker and contaminated by many tungsten lines. We have therefore upgraded the instrumentation to allow the simultaneous measurement of impurity and fuel-ion charge exchange by splitting the light between two…

Dominic C Calleja Wayne Arter Marco De-Angelis Edoardo Patelli

Nuclear fusion, the process by which the Sun generates energy, is proposed as one solution to secure the future of global energy supply. If successful it will provide an unlimited source of clean energy. Probably the most promising approach to harnessing fusion for energy production is that of the Tokamak device, a magnetic confinement device of to…

Maria Lorena Richiusa Daniel Iglesias Guy F. Matthews Michael Porton Vaughan K. Thompson Zsolt Vizvary

The next D-T campaign will push JET ITER-like Wall (IWL) to high divertor power and energy levels. During the 2016 campaign, the Strike Point (SP) sweeping permitted relevant H-mode scenarios without exceeding the temperature limits imposed by JET Operation Instructions (JOIs). In the subsequent shutdown, six outer divertor tungsten-coated 2D carbo…

Guy Burroughes Rob Skilton Jean-Jacque Honore Rob Buckingham

This paper presents the methodology and results of developing and implementing a system-of-systems architecture for controlling many robotic systems within the context of industrial facilities, where the life of the facility will be far longer than the life of the robotics, due to software updates and accelerated digital obsolescence. The use cases…

M.R. Gilbert T. Eade C. Bachmann U. Fischer N.P. Taylor

Waste-production predictions for the future demonstration fusion power plant (DEMO) are necessary to produce an accurate picture of the likely environmental and economic costs of radioactive waste disposal at end-of-life (EOL). Even during the conceptual stage of DEMO design it is important to perform waste assessment so as to avoid potential surpr…

Guy Burroughes

The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility which will be the world’s most powerful pulsed neutron source. A critical component of ESS will be a facility for handling radioactive waste and preparing it for safe disposal. Safe disposal of ESS waste requires the dexterous tele-manipulation of large, highly activat…

Barry Preston Guy Burroughes Matt Goodliffe Rob Skilton

Nuclear decommissioning environments are challenging and hazardous, typically involving high temperatures, pressures and extreme radiation. Robotic devices are commonly used to complete tasks within challenging environments, which would otherwise pose a risk to human health, however remotely operating robots without full three-dimensional vision is…

S. Kirk K. Keogh W. Suder T. Tremethick C. Allen I. Farquhar

The maintenance, replacement and decommissioning of future nuclear fusion reactors will require quick and reliable cutting and joining of in-vessel pipework. Initial design studies for nuclear fusion reactors for power generation have estimated cutting and welding could account for up to 60% of the maintenance duration using conventional in-situ pr…

A. Turner

As radiation transport models for ITER become increasingly complex, the use of traditional constructive solid geometry (CSG) modelling approaches such as MCNP presents significant disadvantages during model creation and integration. Studies were performed to assess the capabilities of alternative mesh-based neutronics workflows offered by the MCNP …