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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf international scientific project
nuclear fusion research facility
tokamak
acronym ITER NERFINISHED
aimsTo demonstrate long-pulse fusion plasma operation
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
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
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
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
nuclear engineering
plasma physics
safetyFeature inherent fusion safety with no chain reaction
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
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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Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics collaboratesWith ITER
this entity surface form: ITER Organization
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory collaboratesWith ITER
this entity surface form: ITER Organization
National Fusion Research Institute collaboratesWith ITER
this entity surface form: ITER Organization