Progress in ITER Project and Its Superconducting Magnet System in Japan

Abstract

The ITER Agreement was signed on 21 November 2006 and the ITER Organization (IO) was officially started. IO undertook a Design Review of ITER and the ITER baseline design was established as a basis for starting construction, together with the reference Integrated Project Schedule. In parallel, Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) performed extensive development work as procurement preparation including TF conductor, TF coil winding and TF coil structures. Based on the achievements from these developments, JAEA started the actual procurement from March 2008 by placing contracts on the industries in line with the Integrated Project Schedule.