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ITER begins operations at its magnet cold test facility

June 1, 2026, 9:45AMNuclear News
ITER’s TF07 in the cryostat of the magnet cold test facility, prior to the lid being closed. (Photo: ITER)

The ITER Organization has announced that its magnet cold test facility is now in operational mode, allowing the preinstallation testing of superconducting magnets at the fusion reactor’s low operating temperature of 4 Kelvin (−269°C; −452°F) and full current of 68 kiloampere (kA).

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