Quality Management System in Fusion Research—Experience From W7-X

Author

Vilbrandt, Reinhard ; Bosch, Hans-Stephan ; Feist, Jost-Henrich

Author_Institution

Max Planck Inst. for Plasma Phys., Greifswald, Germany

Volume

42

Issue

11

fYear

2014

fDate

Nov. 2014

Firstpage

3644

Lastpage

3649

Abstract

The execution of quality management (QM) and quality assurance activities in the construction of a fusion device is a very complex task. Nevertheless, QM is a useful management tool, if we comprehend QM as the request for continuous reflection on present tasks and on the best way to improve the processes with respect to the scientific and technical aims. Therefore, a quality management system has been introduced for the Wendelstein 7-X construction project. A lot of experience exists in industry but for such one-of-a-kind construction projects of an experimental device, we have to adapt the system to our own requirements which differ and are more complex.

Keywords

fusion reactor theory; plasma toroidal confinement; stellarators; Wendelstein 7-X construction project; fusion research; quality assurance; quality management system; Assembly; Documentation; Industries; Planning; Quality management; Standards; Project management; quality; system engineering; system engineering.;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Plasma Science, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0093-3813

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TPS.2014.2359075

Filename

6920038