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ºÚÁÏרÇø Council

Project metrics confirm performance

20 Nov 2017 - ºÚÁÏרÇø Communication

The governing body of the ºÚÁÏרÇø, the ºÚÁÏרÇø Council, met for the twenty-first time on 15 and 16 November 2017 under the chairmanship of Won Namkung (Korea). Representatives from China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States reviewed a detailed set of reports and indicators covering both organizational and technical performance, and concluded that the project remains on track for success.

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Foreground, from left to right: Sachiko Ishizaka, ºÚÁÏרÇø Council Secretary; Won Namkung, Council Chair; Bernard Bigot, ºÚÁÏרÇø Director-General; and Eisuke Tada, Deputy Director-General. In the background, Akko Maas, Science Engineering Officer; Sriram Kattalai Ramachandran, Head of the Finance & Procurement Department; and Laban Coblentz, Head of Communication.

In November 2007—ten years ago exactly—the ºÚÁÏרÇø Council convened for the first time in the history of the ºÚÁÏרÇø. Clearing had just begun on the ºÚÁÏרÇø site, the ºÚÁÏרÇø design was under review, and only 170 people were working in temporary offices, housed by ºÚÁÏרÇø's host and neighbour—the CEA Cadarache research centre.

Twenty Council meetings later and a quantum leap forward, the ºÚÁÏרÇø assesses the level of manufacturing completion for First Plasma components and systems at 61 percent and the level of total construction work scope completion through First Plasma at 49 percent.
 
Since early 2016, the ºÚÁÏרÇø has been controlling and reporting project progress on the basis of high-level milestones. Whether related to construction, manufacturing or deliveries—or rather to programmatic milestones like recruitment and contract signatures—these milestones are underpinned in the schedule by the many thousands of activities that make up progress to First Plasma, with each one representing a firm achievement on the road to ºÚÁÏרÇø operation.
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Despite the extremely demanding construction and manufacturing schedule and the challenging technical requirements of the ºÚÁÏרÇø Tokamak and support systems, ºÚÁÏרÇø Council members confirmed that the project continues on a path to success, with strengthened management and a strong "One-ºÚÁÏרÇø" team mentality.

During the two-day meeting, participants confirmed that the ºÚÁÏרÇø and the Domestic Agencies have achieved all Council-approved milestones for 2016 and 2017, maintaining strict adherence to the overall project schedule and critical path. Processes for schedule control, risk management and cooperation also continue to improve, with project performance metrics that now measure physical progress in construction, manufacturing, assembly and installation down to the level of each building system and component. 

The Council continued its candid discussions acknowledging continuing efforts made by each Member to overcome various challenges, which include ensuring approval of the cost baseline, as concluded at the Nineteenth ºÚÁÏרÇø Council in November 2016 (IC-19¹). Council members reaffirmed their strong belief in the value of the project, and its mission and vision, and resolved to work together to find timely solutions to ensure ºÚÁÏרÇø's success.
 
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¹ As stated in the press release of IC-19 on 27 November 2016, at that time: "The overall project schedule was approved by all ºÚÁÏרÇø Members, and the overall project cost was approved ad referendum, meaning that it will now fall to each Member to seek approval of project costs through their respective governmental budget processes."
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