JSME construction standard for superconducting magnet of fusion facility "Quality assurance"

Suzuki, Tetsuya*; Nishimura, Arata*; Nakajima, Hideo

Japan Atomic Energy Agency (JAEA) has contributed to development of the structural standard for superconducting magnets entitled "Codes for Fusion Facilities - Rules on Superconducting Magnet Structure (2008)" issued by the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (JSME) in October 2009. This code consists of 7 sections, such as general requirements including quality assurance, material, design, fabrication (welding), non-destructive examination, pressure and leak test, and terminology. This paper describes technical contents on quality assurance section of the code. Quality assurance requirement consists of 18 articles such as organization, quality assurance program, design control, document control etc. Each article is designed to constitute simplified performance based requirement. In conformity assessment, realistic Qualified Inspection and Design Certification are pursued, considering the legislation, infrastructure and prospective user of standard in Japan. Role and responsibility of Qualified Inspector and Standard-Expert Engineer are newly defined in the code.