US ITER has completed final deliveries to the international ITER fusion project for the central solenoid, the world’s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet.
The most recent deliveries included a turnover tool for handling the 110-ton modules plus bus bars and leads for electrical connections between the modules. Earlier, all magnet modules, support structures and tooling components had been delivered.
US ITER will now receive credit from the international project for the full magnet scope and is in process of closing out this project area. This is the third (of 13) technical systems fully completed by US ITER for the international project. Design, manufacturing, and deliveries continue for the other 10 systems.
The 60-foot-tall magnet is now under assembly at the ITER site. Five of six modules are stacked, with the final module to be added later this year. Assembly is the responsibility of the ITER Organization, with additional technical support provided through an agreement with the US ITER project team based at Oak Ridge National Laboratory.
“The completion of the central solenoid magnet highlights the United States’ capability to design and deliver the world’s most complex fusion systems,” said Kevin Freudenberg, the US ITER Interim Project Director. “Congratulations to the entire team who contributed, including those here at Oak Ridge National Laboratory who led the work and our suppliers who fabricated critical components.”
Key information about the design and fabrication of the magnet can be shared with other U.S. fusion efforts through the U.S. ITER Information Access portal at https://www.ornl.gov/iterinfo and by the ITER Organization Private Sector Fusion Engagement effort (contact [email protected] for more information).
See full article published by the ITER organization.