ITER

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear fusion research facility
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2010
gptkbp:designedAccessPorts 44
gptkbp:designedBlanketModules 440
gptkbp:designedCollaboration over 35 countries involved
gptkbp:designedCommunicationSystems gptkb:fiber
gptkbp:designedControlRoom centralized operations
gptkbp:designedControlSystems plasma control, safety, and monitoring
gptkbp:designedCoolingSystem water-cooled
gptkbp:designedCryogenicPlantCapacity 75 kW at 4.5 K
gptkbp:designedCryostatDiameter 29.3 meters
gptkbp:designedCryostatHeight 29 meters
gptkbp:designedCryostatWeight 3,850 tonnes
gptkbp:designedDataAcquisition real-time monitoring
gptkbp:designedDiagnosticsSystems over 50
gptkbp:designedDivertorCassettes 54
gptkbp:designedEmergencyPower diesel generators
gptkbp:designedFireProtection automatic suppression systems
gptkbp:designedFuelingSystem pellet injection
gptkbp:designedFusionGainQ 10
gptkbp:designedFusionPowerOutput 500 MW
gptkbp:designedHeatingSystems neutral beam injection
radio frequency heating
gptkbp:designedInputPower 50 MW
gptkbp:designedMagnetSystem superconducting magnets
gptkbp:designedNeutronFlux 1.4 x 10^18 n/s
gptkbp:designedPersonnel over 2,000 staff and contractors
gptkbp:designedPlasmaCurrent 15 MA
gptkbp:designedPlasmaVolume 840 m³
gptkbp:designedPowerSupply high-voltage power converters
gptkbp:designedPulseDuration 400-600 seconds
gptkbp:designedRadiationShielding biological shield
gptkbp:designedRemoteHandlingSystem robotic arms and transporters
gptkbp:designedRemoteMaintenance hot cell facility
gptkbp:designedSafetySystems multiple redundant systems
gptkbp:designedTrainingFacility on-site training center
gptkbp:designedTritiumPlant on-site tritium processing
gptkbp:designedVacuumPumpingSystem cryopumps
gptkbp:designedVisitorCenter public outreach
gptkbp:designedWallLoad 0.5 MW/m²
gptkbp:designedWasteManagement radioactive waste handling
gptkbp:estimatedCost over €20 billion
gptkbp:expectedDeuterium-TritiumOperation 2035
gptkbp:firstConcretePoured 2014
gptkbp:firstMajorComponentInstalled 2020
gptkbp:firstPlasma 2025
gptkbp:fuelType deuterium
tritium
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:International_Thermonuclear_Experimental_Reactor
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:treaty
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:ITER_Organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ITER
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint-Paul-lès-Durance,_France
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength 5.3 tesla
gptkbp:numberOfCentralSolenoidModules 6
gptkbp:numberOfPoloidalFieldCoils 6
gptkbp:numberOfToroidalFieldCoils 18
gptkbp:participants gptkb:China
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:projectDirectorGeneral gptkb:Pietro_Barabaschi
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate feasibility of nuclear fusion as an energy source
gptkbp:reactorType tokamak
gptkbp:vacuumVesselDiameter 19.4 meters
gptkbp:vacuumVesselHeight 11.4 meters
gptkbp:vacuumVesselWeight 5,200 tonnes
gptkbp:website https://www.iter.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wendelstein_7-X
gptkb:CEA
gptkb:ASDEX_Upgrade
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4