Major assembly progress on JT-60SA fusion device
Installation of the cryogenic system has also been completed. JT-60SA's cryogenic system, with an equivalent refrigeration capacity of 9 kW at 4.5 K (-269 degrees C), will use helium to cool the superconducting magnets, thermal shields, and cryopumps. Part of the European in-kind contributions to the JT-60SA project, the cryogenic system was a voluntary contribution from France. The European agency collaborated with CEA (the French Alternative Energies and Atomic Energy Commission) to develop the preliminary design and specifications; in November 2013 CEA contracted the detailed design, manufacturing, installation and commissioning of this system to Air Liquide Advanced Technology in Sassenage, France.
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