Information of Broader Approach activities, 34

Ohira, Shigeru

This time, the 9th BA Steering Committee, held on 25th October at Lausanne, Swiss, test run of the CSC high performance computer, initiation of construction of the utility facilities for the IFMIF/EVEDA Accelerator and Korea-Japan Workshop of fusion reactor technology on 9-10th November were reported. In the 9th BA Steering Committee, Work Programs 2012 recommended by individual Project Committees were approved, and also minor amendment of the Cost Allocation Table and Project Plans and approved. Examination of a revised Project Plan taking into account of repair of the Li loop for IFMIF/EVEDA was ordered. The last delivery of the computer racks of the HPC by Bull was done at the end of November. Some test run has been carried out, which resulted in marking 442.4 Tflops using LINPAC code. R&D items were open to applications. A shelter for the cryo-system and heat exchangers for the IFMIF/EVEDA Prototype Accelerator was completed and the cooling tower was installed.