FIWATKA — a first-wall thermal fatigue test facility

Abstract The first wall of a fusion device receives from the plasma thermal loads in addition to neutron radiation, chemical and mechanical loads. To qualify a first-wall design, it needs to be tested under these loads, which is done out of the device in separate tests. The test facility described in this paper is designed for testing medium sized first-wall specimens under cyclic thermal loads. A technical description of the facility and its design limits are given.