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To meet requirement 1.5, special teams have been set up by IO and Domes-
tic Agencies, whose mission is to develop a detailed project schedule using the
PRIMAVERA software. The project leaders control the schedule and adjust it,
where necessary.
IO’s ‘Deviations and Non-Conformances’ handbook establishes a plan of
actions needed to address potential design deviations and non-conformances
(IO requirement 1.6).
The ITER Computer-Aided Design Reference Manual (CAD Manual) has
been issued to meet requirement 1.7. It regulates the design procedures and
establishes requirements for the quality of technical documents. To meet re-
quirement 2.1 for the reactor as a whole and for individual reactor systems, the
‘Design Description Document’ establishes necessary design inputs. Contracted
design works are carried out under the Procurement Agreements or Task Agree-
ment. Each of these documents has annexed technical specifications. With the
CATIA software, industrial designers create free form 3D reactor sketches that
capture its functional and operational details (requirement 2.2).
The ITER reactor design is a staged process that includes the following:
l conceptual design,
l preliminary design,
l final design,
l preparation of manufacturing drawings.
In pursuance of requirement 2.3, the ‘Design Review Procedure’ has been de-
veloped, approved and entered into force. The respective procedure is obligatory
for design activities performed under any agreement concerning individual reac-
tor components and the reactor as a whole. The results of design activities must be
checked for compliance with the CAD Manual prior to review (requirement 2.4).
At the preliminary design stage, all safety-related reactor systems and
components should have prototypes, which are subjected to qualification tests
(requirement 2.5).
The ENOVIA code for data acquisition and maintenance allows all proposed
design modifications to be processed using a special procedure that analyses
their potential impact on the project technical characteristics, cost and design
schedule (requirement 2.6).
To meet the third group safety requirements, IO has set up a special team with
a mission to audit the performance of both the IO and its suppliers/contractors.
A special organisation licensed by the EU to supervise nuclear power proj-
ects evaluates implemented measures and design results on a regular basis.

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