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ITER Torus Vacuum Pumping Equipment Remote Handling Issues

J. Stringer

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 19 / Number 3P2B / May 1991 / Pages 1558-1562

ITER / Proceedings of the Ninth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (Oak Brook, Illinois, October 7-11, 1990) / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29563

This paper identifies RH equipment for the ITER Torus vacuum pumping system. The main scenarios studied are: regeneration/isolation valve body and seal/moving parts replacement and cryogenic valve replacement. The valve seal/mechanism will require the most frequent maintenance. RH schemes are therefore based on the rapid exchange of the seal and contamination control considerations, without removing the valve body.