ITER remote experiments and simulations

Ozeki, Takahisa; Clement, L. S.*; Nakajima, Noriyoshi*

ITER Remote Experimentation Centre (REC) based on the Broader Approach (BA) activity of the joint program of Japan and Europe (EU) is being built in Rokkasho, Japan. The REC will make possible to participate the ITER experiment remotely from Rokkasho. It will have the functions of the remote experiment system, such as setting of experiment parameters, shot scheduling, real time data streaming, communication by video-conference between the remote-site and on-site. Also, it has a function of numerical simulation for preparation and estimation of the shot performance and the analysis of the plasma shot. In order to make effective use of the limited machine time, it is important to improve the environment for the shot preparation and the data analyses. This can be performed by detailed data analysis and more efficient plasma performance prediction by the simulation. The role of the simulation on the experiments and the future function for DEMO are discussed.