ITER – China has shipped its first component to Japan
ITER Newsline – China has shipped its first component to Japan
By Liu Sheng | 06 March 2012
An important milestone in the procurement of toroidal field conductor for ITER was recently achieved in China.
On 26 February, 660 metres of completed toroidal field dummy conductor was lifted onto a truck in Hefei and taken to the port in Shanghai. From there it took to sea in the direction of Japan.
The event was symbolic in two ways: this was the first ITER component completed in China, and—for the ITER project—it was the first shipment of completed component between ITER Members.
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