Far from ITER, in the heart of the Tokamak
In ITER Member factories on three continents, manufacturing has begun for the components of the ITER Tokamak. Here's a look inside the Hyundai shipyard in Korea where two of the nine ITER vacuum vessel sectors are under construction.
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Where are we at?
On a vast plot of land in southern France, the ITER scientific installation is taking shape. Let's take stock of construction progress, three years after works began.
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Who does what?
The ITER Project and its division of tasks between multiple actors can be confusing. Below are some elements of response to the question: 'Who does what at ITER?' ITER Organization (IO) is responsible for the design of the ITER Tokamak and its auxiliary systems. The ITER Organiza...
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Serving science, serving peace
ITER has always been more than an international research project. When in the early 1980s scientists urged for the construction of a large machine that would demonstrate the feasibility of fusion energy—the energy of the Sun and stars—world leaders were looking for a project that...
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A successful journey ... to be replicated 200 times
_FTo_After successfully navigating the ITER Itinerary for four consecutive nights, the test convoy reaches the ITER site. 4:45 a.m., Friday 20 September 2013: The 800-ton trailer rolls to a slow stop on the ITER site in the early morning hours. Under the light of the full moon, ...
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The DT shots heard 'round the world
Reproducing in a man-made machine the physical reactions that occur at the core of the Sun has been the aim of fusion research for the past 60 years. Building on the experience accumulated by hundreds of fusion machines throughout the world, ITER will demonstrate that a net produ...
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Welcome to the machine!
Tokamak: the name is an acronym from the Russian 'toroidal chamber, magnetic coils.' It describes a type of particularly efficient fusion machine that was developed by Soviet research in the late 1960s and adopted worldwide during the following decade. ITER will be the largest an...
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