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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
F. Bellina, G. Chitarin, A. Stella
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 19 | Number 3 | May 1991 | Pages 1211-1216
Ignition Device | doi.org/10.13182/FST91-A29508
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Block I1 is the innermost group of Poloidal Field coils of the RFX machine. It is constituted by 6 Ohmic Heating coils and two Field Shaping coils moulded in one piece. These coils are made of copper conductors insulated with fibreglass and Kapton and impregnated with epoxy resin. During acceptance tests, the inter-turn insulation of a Field Shaping coil failed. The paper describes first the design of the coil in relation to its nominal working conditions, then it reports on the test conditions and the experimental results and gives an interpretation of the results.
