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- A. Pepato, E. Fagotti, F. Grespan, A. Palmieri, A. Pisent, C. R. Roncolato
INFN/LNL, Legnaro (PD), Italy
- R. Dima, L. Ferrari, E. Udup
INFN- Sez. di Padova, Padova, Italy
- A. Margotti
INFN-Bologna, Bologna, Italy
- P. Mereu
INFN-Torino, Torino, Italy
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The IFMIF project aims to produce an intense neutron flux to test and qualify materials suitable for the construction of fusion power plants. We are working on the engineering validation phase of the project, which consists on the construction of a linear accelerator prototype to be installed and commissioned in Rokkasho. The RFQ is composed of 18 modules flanged together for a total length of 9.8m designed to accelerate the 125mA D+ beam to 5MeV at a frequency of 175MHz. The mechanical specifications are very challenging, tight tolerances are required on the machining and on the brazing process. The line is subdivided into 3 Super Modules of 6 modules each. The production of the High Energy portion has been completed and delivered, while the Low Energy one is performing the acceptance test. They were commissioned to external firms. The production of the Intermediate Energy portion has been done in house (INFN) and will be commissioned soon. The 1st modules (16, 17 and 2) were produced adopting 2 brazing steps, while for all the remaining ones we adopted a single brazing step. In this paper the production status and the development of the brazing procedure will be described.
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