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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
E. F. Daly et al.
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 64 | Number 2 | August 2013 | Pages 168-175
ITER | Proceedings of the Twentieth Topical Meeting on the Technology of Fusion Energy (TOFE-2012) (Part 1), Nashville, Tennessee, August 27-31, 2012 | doi.org/10.13182/FST13-A18073
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The ITER project baseline now includes two sets of in-vessel coils, one to mitigate the effects of Edge Localized Modes (ELMs) and another to provide vertical stabilization (VS). The in-vessel location presents special challenges in terms of nuclear radiation and temperature, and requires the use of mineral-insulated conductors. An update to the preliminary design based on this conductor technology is presented for both coil designs. Results from an on-going R&D program consisting of conductor development, welding and brazing process development, electrical testing and mechanical testing in order to demonstrate manufacturability of this style of conductor are presented. Plans for two prototype coils, one of each type, are presented.