Progress of fusion nuclear technologies in the broader approach framework

Nishitani, Takeo; Garin, P.*; Sugimoto, Masayoshi; Nakajima, Noriyoshi*; Heidinger, R.*; Kimura, Haruyuki; Okano, Kunihiko*; Tobita, Kenji; Yamanishi, Toshihiko; Federici, G.*; Baluc, N.*

Progress of the fusion nuclear technology in the International Fusion Energy Research Center (IFERC) project and the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility/Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities (IFMIF/EVEDA) project is presented. In the IFERC project, R&D on the blanket materials are progressed. The EU-Japan joint design work on DEMO was initiated in 2011. A high performance computer with 1.3 PFlops is under installation at the Rokkasho BA site, and will be operated from January 2012. In the IFMIF/EVEDA project, the injector of the prototype accelerator was completed and the beam test is on going. The commissioning of the lithium test loop was completed in March 2011, and a lithium flow of 5 m/s was obtained.