ITER – Toroidal field copper dummy ready in Europe
ITER News Line – Toroidal field copper dummy ready in Europe
By Aris Apollonatos | 15 March 2012
The Italian Consortium for Applied Superconductivity (ENEA, Tratos Cavi, Criotec) has completed the commissioning of the jacketing line and the equipment needed for the manufacturing of conductors for ITER and JT-60SA in less than one year.
In the fields of Chivasso, 20 km outside Turin, a manufacturing facility has been erected to fabricate and carry out the rigorous qualification process for the conductors. Outside the facility, a platform measuring 800 metres has been assembled to guide the 10-ton, 760-metre-long toroidal field copper dummy conductor into the facility.
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