Results of a detailed study of the parameter space of the ITER divertor with the B2-Eirene code are presented. Relations between plasma parameters at the separatrix, the interface between the core and edge plasma, are parametrized to provide a set of boundary conditions for the core models. The reference ITER divertor geometry is compared with the straight target option, and the possibility of controlling the edge density by shifting the plasma equilibrium in ITER is explored.
The paper describes the results of a physics analysis of a modified divertor cassette for ITER. The issues addressed are the impact on the operational window, the effect of gas leaks through the broader gaps between the divertor cassettes, and radiation power loading of different components of the cassettes. The radiation load on the side walls of the cassette structures in the inter-cassette gaps is identified as a design constraint not previously considered.
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