Recent progress in the First Wall/Blanket/Shield Program

The results from the First Wall/Blanket/Shield Program during FY 1982 and FY 1983 are reviewed. Major accomplishments include: e-beam surface heating tests and simulations of melting and vaporization during plasma disruptions, preparation and operation of a 100 kW e-beam facility (ASURF) for surface heating tests, isothermal simulations of Li2O subjected to helium construction of an electromagnetic test stand (FELIX) and progress in development of eddy current codes, experimental results on electrical contacts capable of carry high currents for sector-to-sector shunts in tokamaks, designs for large remotely-actuated mechanical joints and completion of the first edition of the Designers' Guidebook on Remote Assembly, Maintenance and Repair. The program has recently focused on a narrower scope of critical issues in blanket technology. Current activities in the (renamed) Blanket Technology Program are also briefly reviewed