The ITER Vacuum Vessel (VV) features upper, equatorial and lower ports. Although the port design has been overall completed in the past, the design of some remaining interfaces was still in progress and has been finalized now. As the ITER construction phase has started, the procurement of the VV ports has been launched. The VV upper ports will be procured by the Russian Federation DA, while the equatorial and lower ports will be procured by the Korean DA. The main industrial suppliers were selected and development of the manufacturing design is in progress now. Since the VV is classified at nuclear level N2, design and manufacture of its components are to be compliant with the French code RCC-MR and regulations of nuclear pressure equipment in France. These regulations make a strong impact to the port design and manufacturing process, which is in progress now.
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