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From an "O" to a "D"

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How do you make a "circular plasma device" produce a "D-shaped" plasma like ITER's? The WEST project is answering this question by inserting additional coils inside the vacuum vessel of the CEA-Euratom tokamak Tore Supra, including a few very compact ones inside of the newly added tungsten divertor.
 
Click to see pictures of the latest installation work at Tore Supra-WEST. © CEA-IRFM-Christophe ROUX