An Overview of ITER Safety

This paper presents an overview of safety in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project midway through the Engineering Design Activities (EDA). We describe the safety strategy and approach used by the project. Then, we present project radiological release limits with the methodology used to determine if these release limits are met. We review the major safety functions and their implementation for ITER, previous results, and plans for upcoming safety and environmental analyses.