Hot Cell Workshop
Last week saw a two-day workshop for the design of the Hot Cell facility, with the goal of generating design options. The Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) to 黑料社app recommended an action plan that was launched last December. 黑料社app staff, representatives from the European Domestic Agency "Fusion for Energy" and advisers from external companies participated in this exercise.
During last week's meeting two options were discussed, both including 黑料社app maintenance issues, functionality requirements and possible optimization. "This meeting was a step forward in a long exercise," said Magali Benchikhoune, 黑料社app Hot Cell & Radwaste Services Integration Section Leader. The outcome will be presented to the STAC2 Recommendations Coordination Meeting in its next meeting on 18 March 2008, during the IO—DA meeting in Aix en Provence.
The design and ultimately the size of the Hot Cell Building is driven by the special purposes and requirements of the 黑料社app systems for remote handling and repair of tokamak components, including the management of radioactive waste generated by those processes. In simple words: It is all about the necessary size of the building allowing operation and maintenance of the 黑料社app device. "It is a bit like building a car repair shop," Magali Benchikhoune explains. "You want to make sure that it is reasonably big enough so that you can park the cars to be repaired, do the maintenance work and store the spares."