STUMM-PROTO is a prototype of the Start-Up Monitoring Module of the future IFMIF-DONES facility. STUMM-PROTO consortium is led by ALTER. ESS Bilbao Target team has done the mechanicla design and Thune Eureka has manufactured it. ALTER has done the measurement electronics and the control system. STUMM-PROTO is a vesse divided in 8 channels, each one populated with a rig that hold a multiplicity of nuclear sensors. The vessel can work betwee room temperature and 320ºC and between vacuum and 3.5 bar.

The “Support Services in the Fields of CE Marking and Regulatory Compliance” is a Framework Contract Nº F4E-OMF-1106-01 and provides support in the field of CE Marking Directive application to F4W in-kind items procured for the ITER Project and other areas of Regulatory Compliance. Alter is the leader of the Consortium composed of Companies of TÜV NORD Group covering the principal industrial CE Marking Directives and Regulations (EMC, LVD, RED, PED, MD, ATEX, CPR). The principal tasks are: -analysis of applicability of CE Marking directives (identifying Equipment/Assemblies that require CE Marking based on provided PA Technical specifications and PA Design Documents); -review of F4E component/assembly supplier CE Marking approach -review of F4E component/assembly supplier conformity documentation and instruction manuals -support to F4E on EMC and ATEX including on-site inspections -various focused analysis on specific CE Marking and Regulatory Topics Among analyzed systems are Upper and Equatorial Ports, MITICA Gas and Vacuum System, SPIDER CODAS, CPRHS, JT60 Centrifuge Accelerator, Gyrotrons, various auxiliary equipment, etc…

Alter Technology has been awarded with a contract for the provision of services in areas related to electronics hardware development, manufacturing and Integration. Task order 1: Industrialization of Magnetics diagnostics. The magnetics diagnostic is key to the exploitation of the ITER machine. It plays a central role in the real-time control of fundamental plasma properties, such as the plasma shape and position, while also contributing with important data to a better understanding of the plasma physics. The Magnetics Diagnostic comprises of a set of 2085 data acquisition boards (digital integrators) connected to 93 data processing cards (main FPGA boards) which in turn deliver the acquired data through a set of network switches to a stack of servers. Alter Technology TüV Nord has been responsible for the design (HW, FW and Mechanical), industrialization and certification of the different electronics modules of the Magnetics Diagnostics System. Including Functional validation, EMC and SMF certification. The procurement of all these parts have also been under Alter Technology responsability including the Manufacturing Control plan and Factory Acceptance Test plans. TO3: Bolometers diagnostics Bolometers diagnostics bespoke electronics are responsible for delivering the calibrated incident power measurements. It includes the design of the interfaces that drive and read voltage from the bolometer channels, as well as of the digital electronics for interfacing with the central I&C networks (timing, configuration, real-time streaming, data monitoring and data archiving). The bespoke electronics design must implement synchronous detection (demodulation) and also include the implementation of a bolometer calibration function. As part of the validation process, Alter technology will carry on a preliminary Design Review (including EMC campaign). After this PDR, the designs will be industrialized and certified by Alter Technology prior to the procurement of 725 units to F4E.

This contract consists of the design and construction of a rig to irradiate the prototypes of bolometersensores for ITER. The project was lead by ALTER, and the consortium was formed by SCK-CEN (irradiation), ESS Bilbao (design of the rig) and Thune Eureka (manufacturing of the rig).