International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER

Additionally, two other reactors, the international thermonuclear experimental reactor (ITER) for which the location is under negotiation, and the Tokamak Physics Experiment at PPPL, Princeton, New Jersey, are proposed. The most impressive advances have been obtained on the three biggest tokamaks, TETR, JET, andJT-60, which are located in the United States, Europe, and Japan, respectively. As of this writing fusion energy development in the United States is dependent on federal binding (10—12). 

Fusion has already been achieved in several devices, but not beyond the break-even point, where the amount of energy produced is the same as the amount consumed. Much basic research is still required and is the focus of a number of international collaborative efforts. As discussed in Chapter 4, foremost among these efforts is the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), which will be a scale-up of the Princeton Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor shown in Figure 19.17. 

As opposed to nuclear fission, nuclear fusion is the reaction when two light atomic nuclei fuse together, forming a heavier nucleus. That nucleus releases energy. So far, fusion power generators bum more energy than they create. However, that may change with the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in Southern France. To be completed in 2016 at a cost of about 11.7 billion, the reactor is a pilot project to show the world the feasibility of full-scale fusion power. 

Next-step D-T burning fusion reactors, such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), will require several kilograms of tritium [1,2]. While most of the tritium will be contained in the fuel process loop, the interaction of the plasma with plasma-facing components (first-wall armour, limiters, and divertors) will lead to accumulation of tritium in the torus. Based on the amounts and distribution of D retention in TFTR and... 

The NET team has become the pivotal point for initiating and coordinating R D in fusion technology, as well as for Europe s contribution to the Engineering Design Activities of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER EDA) which was established in 1992 by the EU, Japan, Russia and the US. 

FIGURE 7.11. Schematic view of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) 100 t of tungsten are used for the ITER constmction. By courtesy of Plansee AG, Austria. 

These glass fiber-reinforced 4-phenylethynyl phthalic anhydride-terminated poly-imides were of interest as possible S-2 glass fiber-reinforced composites as superconducting magnetic mataial insulation intended for use in future nuclear fusion devices, such as the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), Fusion Experimental Reactor (ITER), or Fusion Ignition Research Experiment (FIRE). 

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