US ITER is a DOE Office of Science project managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory
US ITER and supplier General Atomics have finished testing the sixth and final module required for the 60-foot-tall superconducting magnet at the heart of ITER. Each cylindrical module is wound from ~3.5 miles of niobium-tin superconducting cable supplied by ITER Japan, with more than two years of precision fabrication and verification required. The final phase, […]
This week the fifth 110-tonne module of ITER’s central solenoid magnet was loaded at the manufacture site in California for transport to the ITER site in southern France. Manufactured by General Atomics on behalf of US ITER, the module is one of six being stacked vertically to form the central solenoid. Considered the heart of the […]
As part of coordination of large components for assembly, the ITER team successfully transferred a 440-tonne vacuum vessel sector from the assembly hall to the tokamak pit. This is a temporary move to accommodate adjustments needed for tooling and final sector repairs. Installation of two completed sectors into the tokamak pit is expected to occur […]
US ITER has completed delivery of all components for the support structure of the central solenoid, the 60-foot-tall superconducting magnet that is the heart of the ITER fusion machine. Comprised of more than 9,000 individual parts, the support structure was manufactured by eight U.S. suppliers across six states. With the final delivery crossing the Atlantic […]
The fourth module of ITER’s central solenoid has been installed. Standing on its bespoke platform, the massive, tower-like structure being assembled in the ITER Assembly Hall now reaches approximately two-thirds of its final height. Manufactured and delivered by the United States, the central solenoid modules are made by General Atomics near San Diego. Two more […]
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 […]
On November 1, 2024, ITER formally launched its new project for Private Sector Fusion Engagement (PSFE). Inquiries from member industries are supported by the PSFE Help Desk ([email protected]). The PSFE Help Desk will serve as the central coordination point for requests to access ITER documents, connect to ITER experts, and submit technical questions. Documents requested […]
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 […]
The plasma physics division of the American Physical Society (APS) held its 66th annual meeting from October 7-11 in Atlanta, Georgia. This venue provided an ideal opportunity to inform the U.S. fusion community about the proposed new ITER baseline and Research Plan and to engage with them in scientific discussions. “It’s important for the US ITER project and international ITER […]
A high-resolution drone view of the 100-acre ITER site in southern France shows progress across the facility as of June 2024. Now that civil construction is complete, most activities such as installation and commissioning of hardware systems are occurring inside the buildings. Read the full story (and read updates on each of the numbered areas […]