China completes final delivery for ITER ‘Artificial Sun’ project marking the successful completion of all major components.
China has completed and shipped the final segment of the Correction Coil In-Cryostat Feeder components for the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project in southern France. This marks the successful development of all major components for the magnet feeder system, according to the system’s developer.
The magnet feeder system, considered the “lifeline” of ITER’s magnet framework, was developed by the Institute of Plasma Physics under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP). Its largest component, the Correction Coil In-Cryostat Feeder, includes nine half-ring structures, each 16 meters wide and 3 meters tall.
Known as the “Artificial Sun,” ITER is among the largest international scientific collaborations, aiming to produce clean, carbon-free energy through fusion, similar to the sun’s natural process.
The project is a joint effort between the European Union, China, the U.S., Japan, South Korea, India, and Russia.
ASIPP Deputy Director Lu Kun explained that the feeder system plays a key role by delivering power and cooling to the magnets, transmitting control signals, and safely discharging stored magnetic energy.
ASIPP independently developed and tested the entire system, which is China’s most intricate ITER contribution. It includes 31 feeder sets weighing around 1,600 tonnes in total.
ASIPP Director Song Yuntao highlighted that over two decades, the institute has fostered partnerships with over 140 research bodies in more than 50 countries, helping emerging nations build their own fusion programs and infrastructures.
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