US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
The United States has delivered the sixth and final module needed to complete the central solenoid magnet of the ITER tokamak. The event marks the culmination of more than a decade of engineering design and fabrication of a first-of-its-kind pulsed superconducting magnet that will sit at the center of the ITER tokamak. “This is another […]
Three central solenoid magnet modules have been aligned in their final position on the assembly stack at the ITER facility in southern France. The fourth module is on site and is being prepared for positioning on the stack this month. A specialized friction lift is used to lift and position each of the 110-tonne modules […]
To honor the contributions of industry to ITER, the ITER Organization has developed a “wall of industry” for the headquarters building. Contracts placed by all seven ITER members (China, European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the United States) plus the ITER Organization are represented in the installation. US ITER alone has placed over 700 […]
In one corner of the ITER Assembly Hall, work has started on the second of the six central solenoid modules. Once all six modules are stacked one on top of another, they will form the 18-meter-tall, 1,000-tonne ITER central solenoid.
As of July 2023, three of the needed six central solenoid modules have been delivered to the ITER site.
The component is the third of seven modules expected on site.
Experts from the ITER Members met for two days in February 2023 at ITER Headquarters to share the latest technological developments in the design of the ITER disruption mitigation system.
The first sequence of central solenoid assembly will be to install the three lower modules on top of the key blocks.
What role will the central solenoid magnet in the ITER tokamak perform? US ITER produced an animation that shows the magnet’s critical role for starting and sustaining the ITER plasma.
The arrival at the ITER site of the first of seven 110-ton magnet modules for ITER’s central solenoid attracted attention around the world. But that milestone was just one among a slew of recent US ITER accomplishments.