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After a decade of design and fabrication, US-based General Atomics said on 15 June that it is ready to ship the first module of the Central Solenoid to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) under construction in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance in southern France. Despite the challenges of Covid-19, ITER is almost 75% built and massive first-of-a-kind components have been arriving in France from three continents over the past 15 months. Construction of ITER is funded mainly by the European Union (45.6%) with the remainder shared equally by China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the USA (9.1% each). However, in practice, the members deliver little monetary contribution to the project, instead providing ‘in-kind’ contributions of components, systems or buildings.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 16 June 2021
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsgeneral-atomics-prepares-to-ship-first-module-of-iters-central-solenoid-8822680
NRG at Petten in the Netherlands is preparing to use its high-flux reactor (HFR) to test the operation, integrity and quality of the “first wall” that will shield the nuclear fusion process at the €15bn ($17bn) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) under construction at Cadarache, France. Iter is intended to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power. The project is being undertaken by seven members – Europe, the US, Russia, Japan, China, South Korea and India.
- Source: NEI Magazine
- Date: Wednesday, 12 October 2016
- Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newsmaterials-testing-for-iter-components-5029458