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Re: charlie T colton post# 5833

Thursday, 04/20/2017 10:09:54 AM

Thursday, April 20, 2017 10:09:54 AM

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Fusion For Energy - ITER Construction Underway

I didn't realize it until after yesterday's post but the ITER pilot plant is under construction in France. Refer to the previous post for information on EBM produced components (EBM-AM of 316L SS for nuclear fusion applications)

The ITER website

ITER NEWSLINE - A wide angle on progress - 18 Apr, 2017

ITER NEWSLINE - Inside the arena - 18 Apr, 2017

What is ITER? In a few lines

ITER ("The Way" in Latin) is one of the most ambitious energy projects in the world today.

In southern France, 35 nations are collaborating to build the world's largest tokamak, a magnetic fusion device that has been designed to prove the feasibility of fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy based on the same principle that powers our Sun and stars.

The experimental campaign that will be carried out at ITER is crucial to advancing fusion science and preparing the way for the fusion power plants of tomorrow.

ITER will be the first fusion device to produce net energy?. ITER will be the first fusion device to maintain fusion for long periods of time. And ITER will be the first fusion device to test the integrated technologies, materials, and physics regimes necessary for the commercial production of fusion-based electricity.

Thousands of engineers and scientists have contributed to the design of ITER since the idea for an international joint experiment in fusion was first launched in 1985. The ITER Members—China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States—are now engaged in a 35-year collaboration to build and operate the ITER experimental device, and together bring fusion to the point where a demonstration fusion reactor can be designed.

We invite you to explore the ITER website for more information on the science of ITER, the ITER international collaboration and the large-scale building project that is underway in Saint Paul-lez-Durance, southern France.

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AMAZING MACHINE

One million components, ten million parts ... the ITER Tokamak will be the largest and most powerful fusion device in the world. Designed to produce 500 MW of fusion power for 50 MW of input power (a power amplification of 10), it will take its place in history as the first fusion device to create net energy.


The link to an MP4 video showing the fusion reactor - ITER Visualization courtesy of Jamison Daniel / Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility














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