US ITER completes central solenoid procurement package
US ITER has completed final deliveries for the central solenoid, the world’s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet.
The most recent deliveries included busbars and leads for electrical connections between the modules; earlier, all magnet modules, support structures, and tooling components had been delivered.
US ITER will now receive credit* from the international project for the full magnet scope and is in process of closing out this project area.
The 18-metre-tall magnet is now under assembly at the ITER site. Five of six modules are stacked, with the final module to be added later this year. Assembly is the responsibility of the ITER Organization, with additional technical support provided through an agreement with the US ITER project team based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
“The completion of the central solenoid magnet highlights the capability of the United States to design and deliver the world’s most complex fusion systems,” said Kevin Freudenberg, US ITER Interim Project Director. “Congratulations to the entire team who contributed, including those here at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who led the work, and our suppliers who fabricated critical components.”
Key information about the design and fabrication of the central solenoid magnet can be shared with other US fusion efforts through the US ITER Information Access portal at https://www.ornl.gov/iterinfo and by the ITER Organization Private Sector Fusion Engagement effort (contact @email for more information).
*A Domestic Agency receives credit for specific in-kind deliveries when all the terms of the Procurement Arrangement have been fulfilled.