Advanced cutting, welding and inspection methods for vacuum vessel assembly and maintenance

Fusion Engineering and Design

Volumn 51-52, Issue , 2000, Pages 985-991

  Jones, L ^a   Alfile, J P ^b   Aubert, Ph ^b   Punshon, C ^c   Danner W ^a   Kujanpaa V ^d   Maisonnier, D ^a   Serre, M ^f   Schreck, G ^e   Wykes, M ^f  

^a EFDA CLOSE SUPPORT UNIT   (Germany)

^b DIF   (France)

^c TWI LTD   (United Kingdom)

^d VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^e Underwater Technology Centre   (Germany)

^f NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASSEMBLY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASERS; CUTTING; ELECTRON BEAM WELDING; INSPECTION; LASER BEAM WELDING; MAINTENANCE; NEODYMIUM LASERS; ULTRASONIC APPLICATIONS;

VACUUM VESSELS (VV);

FUSION REACTORS;

EID: 0034314579     PISSN: 09203796     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0920-3796(00)00412-9     Document Type: Article

References (3)

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2. L. Jones et al., Development of cutting and welding methods for thick-walled stainless steel support and containment structures for ITER. Proc. Symposium on Fusion Technology, Marseilles, 1998.
3. W. Dänner et al., Major achievements of the European shield blanket R&D during the ITER EDA, and their relevance for future next step machines. This conference.