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21 May 2018
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A "case" study...

In December last year, and again this year in early May, pre-welding fitting tests demonstrated that steel components as tall as a four-storey building (and weighing close to 200 tonnes) could be adjusted with sub...
Requiring precision machining
21 May 2018
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Successful prototypes open way to series

Before embarking on the fabrication of the 54 complex steel structures that will form a ring at the bottom of the ITER machine—the divertor cassettes—the European Domestic Agency has been collaborating with industry on...
Assembling the SSAT tools
21 May 2018
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Titan tool 90 percent complete

Towering 22 metres above ground and weighing approximately 800 tonnes, the twin sector sub-assembly tools (SSAT) are formidable handling machines that will be used to pre-assemble the vacuum vessel sectors before their...
Temporary vacuum vessel protection system
21 May 2018
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Temporary in-vessel protection

The vacuum vessel, the operating theatre of the ITER machine, needs to be protected against possible damage from the hot plasma at any given time during its operation. This also applies to the First Plasma phase when...
World’s largest cryogenic system
14 May 2018
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How does the ITER cryoplant work?

Cold is essential to ITER—10,000 tonnes of superconducting magnets, the thermal shield that surrounds the machine, the cryopumps that achieve the high vacuum inside the vacuum vessel ... all need to be brought down to...
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14 May 2018
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Consistency "from the cradle to the grave"

There's a fun and easy way to demonstrate the importance of having all ITER parts properly tagged and identified in storage—organize a workshop and ask four competing teams to build a pipe assembly with items retrieved...
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14 May 2018
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Brewing storm

In Provence, one gets tired of blue skies... so when the opportunity arises to capture the ITER site plunged in the darkness of an approaching storm, we rush to the windows and shoot. But because photography is not...
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14 May 2018
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First cold test in Europe

The first ITER toroidal field coil winding pack has spent nearly 20 days in a specially conceived cryostat at minus 193 °C (80 K), in a cold testing operation that confirmed the integrity of the insulation system.
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14 May 2018
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All conductor received

Officials from the US and Japanese fusion energy programs were at General Atomics' Magnet Technologies Center in California in early May to celebrate the delivery of the final spool of central solenoid conductor.
IAEA DEMO Programme Workshop in Korea
14 May 2018
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Charting the international roadmap to DEMO

Europe's contribution to ITER construction
14 May 2018
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ITER's biggest partner pledges full support

Earlier this month, the ITER project received a giant boost from its largest partner and host member, the European Union (EU). On 2 May, the European Commission issued its budget proposal for 2021-2027, referred to as...
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23 Apr 2018
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Unique but inspired by history

On the floor of the vast amphitheatre that will accommodate the ITER machine, one of the most complex and most strategic structures of the Tokamak Building is taking shape.
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23 Apr 2018
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Moving into place

The two quench tanks that were sitting in the holding area on the edge of the ITER premises near the car park moved onto the ITER platform today.
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23 Apr 2018
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ENGAGE celebrates 8 years at ITER

On 13 April, the ENGAGE consortium celebrated its eight-year anniversary at ITER. The celebration itself was unique: hosted at the offices of La Provence, the daily regional newspaper published in Marseille. A backdrop...
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23 Apr 2018
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ITER on Macron-Trump agenda

The State visit by French President Emmanuel Macron to Washington dominated the news this week. The main media interest ranged from the Iran nuclear deal and the Paris agreement to presidential handshakes and the...
A WEST plasma
16 Apr 2018
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Be clean, be strong

To achieve maximum fusion efficiency in a tokamak device it is essential to limit the impurities in the plasma. But this can be a challenge, as interaction between the hot plasma and the material surfaces of the vacuum...
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16 Apr 2018
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Switching network tested in Russia

Plasma could not be created in the ITER vacuum vessel without switching network units, whose operation creates the voltage that "ionizes*" the cloud of fuel atoms in the vacuum chamber. This key system is under...
Yuri Milner visits ITER on Space Flight Day
16 Apr 2018
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For Silicon Valley philanthropist ITER is "the only way"

One is planning to send tiny spacecrafts to the nearest stellar system; the other aims to bring the power of the stars to Earth. Yuri Milner, Russian-born entrepreneur turned Silicon Valley philanthropist and the ITER...
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16 Apr 2018
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How low can you go?

The realm of the extremely cold is fascinating. Temperatures driving toward absolute zero, "steaming" cryogenic liquids and hovering magnets create an air of magic.
European leaders renew trust in ITER
16 Apr 2018
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Europe's vote of confidence

The bottom line is always what matters. For the statement issued on Thursday 12 April by the European Council of Ministers, the key phrase was in the final point: "... the Council MANDATES the Commission to approve the...