General overview of IFMIF and of the EVEDA phase

Garin, P.*; Sugimoto, Masayoshi

In June 2007 were launched the Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF/EVEDA) in the framework of the Broader Approach Agreement between Euratom and Japan. The main objective of the project is the delivery of the Engineering Design Report of IFMIF, enabling its future construction. The main technologies shall be demonstrated through the design, the construction and the experiment of three prototypes: the Accelerator, the Lithium Target and the High Flux Test Module of the Test Facilities. Since the beginning of the project, focus has been put on the prototypes definition and 2009 will be the actual start of IFMIF engineering design activities. These activities will be described in the paper, as well as the status of the prototypes, which have considerably evolved since the former conceptual phase of IFMIF.