Europe’s sector 5 for the ITER Vacuum Vessel has entered the phase of Factory Acceptance Tests (FAT). Years of teamwork in developing the procurement strategy, agreeing on the design, the technical specifications, and following up its manufacturing, have come down to this make-or -break moment in the lifecycle of the component. It’s the first of the five sectors under F4E’s responsibility, and the teams involved feel an enormous pressure to deliver. The valuable lessons learnt from sectors delivered by Korea, and the knowledge accumulated from the collaboration between F4E and the AMW consortium (Ansaldo Nucleare, Mangiarotti, Walter Tosto) have fed into this exercise.
Source : F4E