During the Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities (EVEDA) phase of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF), major elements of the Lithium Target Facility (the neutron source) and the Test Facility (implementing the irradiation experiments) were prototyped and tested. These works were successfully concluded in the frame of the Japanese and European Broader approach activities between 2007 -20015.The validation activities included basic research (SSTT, corrosion), components (irradiation modules) and large scale facilities (lithium and helium loops). The results were fed back to the EVEDA design process and support the ongoing design activities towards an IFMIF plant to be realized timely, as necessary element of the fusion roadmaps.
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