Published January 2013
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Journal article
ITER and research works on magnetic confinement fusion
Description
This article presents the main features of the ITER tokamak and its implications in terms of research concerning plasma instabilities, confinement and materials. It also shows how the financial and technological responsibilities have been shared between the 7 partners (European Union, China, South-Korea, Russia, Japan, India and United-States) and also gives a progress update of the fabrication of the components at the date of September 2012
Additional details
Additional titles
- Original title (French)
- ITER et les recherches sur la fusion par confinement magnetique
Publishing Information
- Journal Title
- Reflets de la Physique
- Journal Issue
- no.32
- Journal Page Range
- p. 19-25
- ISSN
- 1953-793X
INIS
- Country of Publication
- France
- Country of Input or Organization
- France
- INIS RN
- 45010403
- Subject category
- S29: ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
- Descriptors DEI
- APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY; CHINA; EUROPEAN UNION; INDIA; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ITER TOKAMAK; JAPAN; MAGNETIC CONFINEMENT; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SPECIFICATIONS; USA
- Descriptors DEC
- ASIA; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; COOPERATION; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; EASTERN EUROPE; EUROPE; INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS; NORTH AMERICA; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS
Optional Information
- Notes
- 7 refs.