Progress on ITER remote experimentation centre

Construction of ITER remote experimentation centre (REC) based on the broader approach (BA) activityof the joint program of Japan and Europe (EU) is progressing. In order to make the future experiments ofITER and JT-60SA effectively and efficiently implemented, development of a remote experiment systemby using the Satellite Tokamak (JT-60SA) facilities was planned and the development of software for theremote experiment is ongoing, including the systems for the remote connection and the communicationbetween the remote site and the on-site facility. The network system from REC in Rokkasho-site of Japanto the network in EU was established in collaboration with the National Institute of Informatics (NII).Effective data transfer method that is capable of fast transfer speeds in the gigabit range is investigated.Data transfer at the rate of several Gbps was successfully obtained between the institutes in Japan. Thepreliminary versions of the software for data analysis are developed, such as for visualization of timedependent experimental data and transport simulations, visualization of plasma boundary/equilibriumand spatial profiles of diagnostic data. The remote data access program and an integrated platform forDocumentation and Experiment Management are also being developed. A remote experiment room inthe Rokkasho-site in Japan was designed and the construction started. The function of REC will be testedand the total system will be demonstrated by the middle of 2017