International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/International_Thermonuclear_Experimental_Reactor_(ITER)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf nuclear fusion research facility
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:ITER
gptkbp:aimsTo produce more energy than it consumes
gptkbp:buildingType 60 meters
gptkbp:constructionStartYear 2010
gptkbp:country gptkb:France
gptkbp:designedFor achieve Q ≥ 10 (energy gain factor)
gptkbp:designedInputPower 50 MW
gptkbp:designedPlasmaCurrent 15 MA (megaamperes)
gptkbp:designedPulseDuration 400-600 seconds
gptkbp:designedToTest tritium breeding
remote maintenance
plasma control
fusion materials
gptkbp:director gptkb:Pietro_Barabaschi
gptkbp:expectedOperationDuration 20 years
gptkbp:firstConcretePoured 2014
gptkbp:firstPlasma 2025
gptkbp:fuelType deuterium-tritium
gptkbp:fundedBy ITER Members
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:ITER_Organization
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
gptkbp:locatedIn gptkb:Saint-Paul-lès-Durance,_France
gptkbp:magneticFieldStrength 5.3 tesla
gptkbp:mainBuildingLength 120 meters
gptkbp:mainBuildingVolume 475,000 m³
gptkbp:mainBuildingWidth 80 meters
gptkbp:majorRadius 6.2 meters
2.0 meters
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:treaty
largest experimental fusion reactor
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 m³
gptkbp:platform ITER Agreement (2006)
gptkbp:powerOutput 500 MW
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Joint_European_Torus_(JET)
gptkbp:projectCost ~22 billion euros
gptkbp:purpose demonstrate feasibility of nuclear fusion as an energy source
gptkbp:reactorType tokamak
gptkbp:status under construction
gptkbp:vacuumVesselWeight 5,200 tonnes
gptkbp:website https://www.iter.org/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yevgeny_Velikhov
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7