Dust in ITER: Diagnostics and removal techniques

Abstract: Dust will be present in ITER and will be an issue in terms of safety. The ITER strategy for dust management is based among others on the definition and respect of dust inventory limits. To ensure that the safety limits are fulfilled, dust diagnostics and removal techniques need to be developed considering the Tokamak environment constraints (magnetic field, radiation, vacuum and temperature). This paper presents possible dust inventory build-up monitoring strategies for different periods of the machine operation (during/between pulses and during short or long maintenance periods). The strategies rely on the use of a set of complementary techniques for dust diagnostics and removal. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]