Development of fabrication procedure for Korean HCCR TBM

Korea has developed and plans to test a helium cooled ceramic reflector (HCCR) test blanket module (TBM) in the ITER. The HCCR TBM is composed of four sub-modules and a back manipulator (BM). Each sub-module is composed of a first wall (FW), breeding box, and side walls (SW). The fabrication procedure was developed to confirm the fabrication method for the HCCR TBM. The test specimens of the ARAA were prepared to test the weldability for tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding and electron beam (EB) welding. To establish and optimize the welding procedure in an EB weld from ARRA material, the variation in the bead width and penetration depth according to the welding current and welding speed were investigated. To verify the weldability and fabrication procedure for a complex structure such as the breeding zone, a small box with a cooling channel is being fabricated using the ARAA steel under development.