ITER project

GPTKB entity

Statements (55)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear fusion research project
gptkbp:challenge gptkb:treaty
cost management
remote maintenance
achieving sustained fusion reactions
developing suitable materials for reactor walls
fuel cycle management
handling tritium safely
integration of components from multiple countries
managing high heat loads
plasma control
schedule delays
supply chain complexity
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2010
gptkbp:coolingSystem cryogenic
gptkbp:designedFusionGainQ 10
gptkbp:designedFusionPowerOutput 500 megawatts
gptkbp:designedInputPower 50 megawatts
gptkbp:director gptkb:Pietro_Barabaschi
gptkbp:divertorMaterial tungsten
gptkbp:estimatedCost over 20 billion euros
gptkbp:firstPlasma 2025
gptkbp:firstWallMaterial beryllium
gptkbp:fuelType deuterium
tritium
gptkbp:fullName gptkb:International_Thermonuclear_Experimental_Reactor
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:ITER_Organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label ITER project
gptkbp:legalStatus gptkb:nonprofit_organization
gptkbp:location gptkb:Saint-Paul-lès-Durance,_France
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength 5.3 tesla
gptkbp:mainDeviceType tokamak
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:majorRadius 2 meters
6.2 meters
gptkbp:numberOfCentralSolenoids 1
gptkbp:numberOfDivertors 1
gptkbp:numberOfPoloidalFieldCoils 6
gptkbp:numberOfToroidalFieldCoils 18
gptkbp:partner gptkb:China
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:India
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Russia
gptkb:South_Korea
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:plasmaVolume 840 cubic meters
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate the feasibility of nuclear fusion as a large-scale and carbon-free source of energy
gptkbp:signedBy 2006
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:vacuumVesselWeight 5,200 tonnes
gptkbp:website https://www.iter.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Princeton_Plasma_Physics_Laboratory
gptkb:French_National_Centre_for_Scientific_Research
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5