Radiofrequency Building ready for first gyrotrons
The new baseline, which demands more powerful radiowave plasma heating, has modified plans for the Radiofrequency Building. Initially designed to host both the electron and the ion cyclotron heating systems (ECRH and ICRH), it will now be exclusively devoted to the first of the two systems and a new structure, to be located to the southwest of the Assembly Hall, will be added to house ion cyclotron equipment.
Soon to be handed over to the ITER Organization by Fusion for Energy, the Radiofrequency Building is now ready to receive a first set of two gyrotrons – the radio-wave generating devices capable of producing a microwave beam over a thousand times more powerful than a conventional microwave oven.
Beginning this week, via an agreement with the Russian Domestic Agency, personnel from the gyrotron manufacturer GYCOM will begin installing the first two gyrotron units that are part of Russian procurement.