We are glad to announce that the manufacturing of the first 4 ITER Divertor Cassette Bodies is up and running.

SIMIC, Leader of the CSC Consortium, made up of the manufacturing companies SIMIC (Italy) and CNIM , was chosen by Fusion for Energy to manufacture #4 Cassette Bodies for the ITER Organization’s Project.

These are massive and twisted structures that weight nearly 5 tons each. The complex shape, the tight tolerances, the very stringent technical and quality requirements make this a very challenging project.

SIMIC took on the challenge and made its way through the prototyping phase and produced functional components despite the complexity of this contract.

Until now 2 Cassette Bodies have been final machined and dimensional inspected. The Test Readiness Review (TRR) of the first one (FOAK) have been carried out, the FAT is underway, and the Hydraulic Test has been successfully passed.

The final machining at SIMIC premise of the third cassette has been completed, while the fourth final machining operations are in progress.

But what are these pieces part of the ITER Divertor Project?

The Cassette Bodies are part of the Divertor, which consists of 54 individual “cassette assemblies” arranged in a clustered pattern.

Each consisting of a structural backbone, actively cooled plasma-facing elements (the “targets” and the “dome”) and diagnostic systems.

Stay tuned for further updates!