A key component of the Russian Port Plug Test Facilities is ready to be manufactured

Russian nuclear industry successfully passed Manufacturing Readiness Review for the main component of the Port Plugs Test Facility production.

International ITER Organization has officially admitted the readiness of the Russian industry to manufacture the most important component of PPTF (Port Plug Test Facility) for the ITER machine. Following the results of MRR (Manufacturing Readiness Review) an international expert team concluded that «GKMP» Research & Production Company» LLC» (NPO «GKMP» LLC) is ready to manufacture PPTF test tank.PPTF is a stand aimed at carrying out vacuum, heat and functional tests of port plugs before installation into ITER vacuum vessel. In accordance with the Procurement Arrangement signed in 2011, GKMP has to manufacture and procure to the IO four Port Plug Test Facilities by 2024.

Test tank is the most important and complicated component of test facilities. Functional tests in conditions close to the operating conditions of the ITER machine will take place inside the test tank, contacting with port plug.

According to international ITER Organization requirements, test tank has to provide a vacuum indicated 10-6 Pa, which is close to the space conditions. At the same time, a console position of port plugs (25 and 50 tones) inside the tank test constructed by other ITER members assuming very precise technological and design solutions for the stand.

In accordance with the schedule, the first Russian PPTF has to be manufactured by the end of the year.

Information source:
Institution "Project Center ITER"