Development and preparation for JT-60SA ECH system

Moriyama, Shinichi; Kobayashi, Takayuki; Sawahata, Masayuki; Terakado, Masayuki; Hiranai, Shinichi; Wada, Kenji; Hinata, Jun; Sato, Fumiaki; Yokokura, Kenji; Hoshino, Katsumichi; Takahashi, Koji; Oda, Yasuhisa; Ikeda, Ryosuke; Shidara, Hiroyuki; Isayama, Akihiko; Sakamoto, Keishi

Assembly of the JT-60SA and preparation of its ECH system are progressing and the first plasma is planned in 2019. The high voltage power supply for two gyrotrons will be procured by EU. The procurement arrangement was signed in July 2015. Its fabrication in EU will be done in 2016 and the installation to the Naka-site will be in 2017. Oscillations at 1 MW for 100 s as the development target of the JT-60SA gyrotron were achieved at both 110 GHz and 138 GHz in June 2014. The gyrotron is the first "1 MW multi-frequency gyrotron" reached the pulse duration of 100s at two frequencies. In addition, 82 GHz oscillation was achieved at 1.0 MW for 1 sec by this gyrotron in June 2015. This additional frequency would be applicable to plasma start-up assistance and wall conditioning at the fundamental EC resonance in JT-60SA. Development is steadily progressing on the waveguide components and the launcher.