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ITER

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ITER is an acronym made from the first letters of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, which refers to the international nuclear fusion experimental reactor. Under the very high temperature plasma state with over 100 million°C like the center of the sun, we artificially create nuclear fusion reaction so that light hydrogen nucleus would change to heavy helium nucleus, and obtain tremendous amount of energy generated during the change. Currently, it is being constructed as international joint project at the Cadarache in southern France. ITER Project is the biggest scale international joint project in the history of mankind, and the project cost is expected to reach 79.1 million Euros. Total of 7 countries including Korea, U.S.A., Russia, the European Union, Japan, China, and India are participating in it.

KEPCO E&C, since the ITER project officially took off in 2007, has been actively leading the project, and in 2014, established the ITER International Organization (IO) Liaison Office in Aix-en-Provence to boost local support.

Furthermore, based on the abundant experience accumulated through the active envolvement of ITER projects, the Liason Office was raised to a higher status of the branch office, pursuing O&M(Operation & Maintenance) servides of New Build NPP projects in the European region and expansion of our participation in the ITER CMA(Construction Management as Agent) Project.

KEPCO E&C is the most essential technological partner of ITER International Organization since 2007, by performing tasks such as being selected for the engineering project worth around KRW 200 billion including Construction Management Agent services.

ITER Project Overview

ITER Project Overview List
Location

Cadarache in Southern France

Project Goals

To develop Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (TER) with over 500MW of thermal output and 10 energy
amplification factor (Q), to secure original technology to construct future Thermonuclear Power Plant

Construction Cost

Approximately 132 million Euros

Period

2007 – 2042 (Total Project Period: 35 years, Decommissioning Period is Separate)
- Construction Stage: 2007.10 – 2025.12 (18 years)
- Operation Stage: 2026.01 – 2037.10 (12 years)
- Deactivation Stage: 2037.11 – 2042.09 (5 years)
- Decommissioning Stage: 2042.10 -~

Major Projects

ITER Project Performance List
Name of Services Service Period Customer

Engineering Support Services to Install ITER IO Electrical Devices

2008.10–2011.12

ITER IO

Optimization Service of ITER IO Radioactive Waste Disposal and Storage System

2009.02~2009.05

ITER IO

ITER IO Engineering & Technical Support Service

2009.08~2011.08

ITER IO

ITER IO Detailed Implementation Process Development Service

2010.08~2011.08

NFRI

ITER Cable Engineering Support Services

2012.04~2022.04

ITER IO

ITER Detailed Design of CODAC, CIS and CSS Network Infrastructure

2012.11~2013.11

ITER IO

Improvement in ITER Configuration Management Program and project management support task

2012.11~2013.11

NFRI

Central Interlock System Final Design, Procurement, Commissioning and Maintenance

2013.09~2020.04

ITER IO

Policies and Procedures for the management and Execution of ITER Site Construction Activities

2014.02~2015.07

ITER IO

ITER Central Safety System Support Services

2014.12~2017.12

ITER IO

Construction Management-as-Agent Servies

2016.06~2026.08

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