Assembly phase activities progress at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ satellite
Assembly phase activities progress at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ satellite
°Õ​he Satellite Tokamak Program, JT-60SA, is a major modification of the existing JT-60U tokamak at the Naka Fusion Institute in Japan. Part of the Agreement signed between Japan and Euratom (and implemented by the Japan Atomic Energy Agency and the European Domestic Agency for °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ), it is designed to support the operation of °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ and to investigate how best to optimize the design and operation of fusion power plants built after °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê¸ßÊÖ.
Recent progress has been reported in the fabrication of equilibrium field coils and the vacuum vessel thermal shield, as well as the procurement of the quench detection system.
Read more in the August issue of the or on the European Domestic Agency .