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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
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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.
P.N. Haubenreich, S. Shimamoto, P. Komarek, G. Vécsey
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 15 | Number 2 | March 1989 | Pages 909-914
Magnet Engineering, Design and Experiments — I | doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39809
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In the 10-year-long Large Coil Task, the U.S., EURATOM, Japan and Switzerland separately designed and jointly tested six superconducting toroidal field coils, having 2.5 × 3.5-m bores. Three coils were bath-cooled; three used forced flow. Five used NbTi conductors; one Nb3Sn. All were fully instrumented. All coils surpassed 8-T design criteria, reaching peak fields of 9.0 T. Tests demonstrated tolerances for internal heating and safety under abnormal conditions (e.g., loss of flow). Data were gained in experiments to extreme conditions. This paper summarizes results, both technical and with regard to successful international collaboration.