Sealing flange tests at Cryogenmash in Russia

ITER's vacuum vessel port plugs are critical components that seal the vacuum vessel and allow plasma experiments to take place in a high vacuum environment.The Russian firm Cryogenmash is currently carrying out tests on the sealing flanges before launching the manufacture of four port plug test stands that will be shipped to the ITER Organization for the testing of each port plug before installation on the machine. Video credit: ITER Russia