ITER
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ITER is a large international nuclear fusion research project in France aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power as a large-scale, carbon-free energy source.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ITER Organization | 3 |
| ITER canonical | 1 |
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
international scientific project
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nuclear fusion research facility ⓘ tokamak ⓘ |
| acronym | ITER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate long-pulse fusion plasma operation
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demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power ⓘ produce net fusion energy gain (Q ≥ 10) ⓘ test key technologies for future fusion power plants ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | under construction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFusionGainQ | 10 ⓘ |
| designedFusionPowerOutput | 500 megawatts ⓘ |
| designedInputHeatingPower | about 50 megawatts ⓘ |
| designedPlasmaTemperature | over 150 million degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| designedPulseLength | up to 400 seconds ⓘ |
| energySourceType |
carbon-free energy source
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nuclear fusion ⓘ |
| environmentalGoal | demonstrate potential for low-carbon electricity generation ⓘ |
| fullName | International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fusionFuelType | deuterium-tritium ⓘ |
| governanceModel | international treaty-based organization ⓘ |
| hasMember |
China
NERFINISHED
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European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ India NERFINISHED ⓘ Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostOrganization | ITER Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostParty | European Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | success of earlier tokamaks such as JET and TFTR ⓘ |
| internationalAgreementSigned | 2006 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bouches-du-Rhône
NERFINISHED
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France ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Saint-Paul-lès-Durance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| longTermGoal | pave the way for DEMO fusion power plants ⓘ |
| magneticFieldOnPlasmaAxis | about 5.3 tesla ⓘ |
| majorRadius | about 6.2 meters ⓘ |
| minorRadius | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| plasmaCurrentDesign | 15 megaamperes ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | about 840 cubic meters ⓘ |
| predecessor | JET (Joint European Torus) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFundingModel | in-kind contributions from members ⓘ |
| reactorType | tokamak magnetic confinement device ⓘ |
| researchField |
fusion energy
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nuclear engineering ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
inherent fusion safety with no chain reaction
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limited fuel inventory in the plasma ⓘ |
| siteArea | about 180 hectares ⓘ |
| sitePreparationStartYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| tests | tritium breeding blanket concepts ⓘ |
| tokamakComplexMass | about 23,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| toroidalFieldCoilsCount | 18 ⓘ |
| treatySignedIn | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| uses |
cryogenic systems
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neutral beam injection heating ⓘ radio-frequency heating ⓘ remote handling systems for maintenance ⓘ superconducting magnets ⓘ tritium breeding test blankets ⓘ |
| vacuumVesselMass | about 5,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iter.org/ ⓘ |
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