@article{oai:repo.qst.go.jp:00049511,
 author = {Damiani, C. and Palmer, J. and Takeda, Nobukazu and Annino, C. and Balagué, S. and Bates, P. and Bernal, S. and Cornellá, J. and Dubus, G. and Esqué, S. and Gonzalez, C. and Ilkei, T. and Lewczanin, M. and Locke, D. and Mont, L. and Perrier, B. and Puiu, A. and Ruiz, E. and Shuff, R. and Van, De Ven N. and Van, Hille C. and Van, Uffelen M. and Choi, C.H. and Friconneau, J.P. and Hamilton, D. and Martin, J.P. and Murakami, S. and Reichle, R. and Sanchez, Cuevas J. and Maruyama, Takahito and Noguchi, Yuto and Saito, Makiko and 武田 信和 and 丸山 孝仁 and 野口 悠人 and 齋藤 真貴子},
 journal = {Fusion Engineering and Design},
 month = {Nov},
 note = {For a first-of-a-kind nuclear fusion reactor like ITER, remote maintainability of neutron-activated and contaminated components is one of the key aspects of plant design and operations, hence a fundamental ingredient of its success, as well as of the demonstration of long-term viability of fusion as an energy source. The whole ITER Remote Maintenance System (IRMS) is of unprecedented complexity and includes specifically developed technologies. Its procurement and start of operation will represent a major innovation to maintenance in hostile environments.
\nEurope is a key contributor, with three remote handling (RH) systems, a.k.a. packages, plus a robotic inspection and metrology tool, currently under design. This paper gives an update on the status of design and procurement activities related to the IRMS. It will first introduce some key aspects of the reactor remote maintainability, and then give an overview of the present configuration of the global system. After this, the scope, status and challenges of the European (EU) packages will be illustrated in more detail, together with some key technological developments.
\nFinally, the way all these efforts are coordinated will be presented together with the overall implementation scenario and milestones, and the way they fit with ITER construction and operation.},
 pages = {1117--1124},
 title = {Overview of the ITER remote maintenance design and of the development activities in Europe},
 volume = {136},
 year = {2018}
}