World’s Largest Nuclear Fusion Experiment Clears Milestone
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/worlds-largest-nuclear-fusion-experiment-clears-milestone/July 24, 2019
A multination project to build a fusion reactor cleared a milestone yesterday and is now 6 ½ years away from “First Plasma,†officials announced....
...The section recently installed—the cryostat base and lower cylinder—paves the way for the installation of the tokamak, the technology design chosen to house the powerful magnetic field that will encase the ultra-hot plasma fusion core....
...“Manufactured by India, the ITER cryostat is 16,000 cubic meters,†ITER officials said in a release. “Its diameter and height are both almost 30 meters and it weighs 3,850 tons. Because of its bulk, it is being fabricated in four main sections: the base, lower cylinder, upper cylinder, and top lid.â€
The entire project is now 65% complete, the officials said....
