A New European Production Line for CIC Conductors

The on-going construction of the ITER and JT-60SA tokamak reactors requires the production of a large quantity of Cable-In-Conduit Conductors (CICCs) to be employed in the superconducting magnets for plasma confinement and control. A new company, named ICAS (Italian Consortium for Applied Supercondu...

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Published in:	IEEE transactions on applied superconductivity Vol. 22; no. 3; p. 4804504
Main Authors:	della Corte, Antonio, Affinito, L., Besi Vetrella, U., Chiarelli, S., Di Zenobio, A., Morici, L., Muzzi, L., Polli, G. M., Reccia, L., Turtu, S., Bragagni, A., Scoccini, G., Seri, M., Valori, D., Quagliata, F., Roveta, G., Roveta, M.
Format:	Journal Article Conference Proceeding
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY IEEE 01-06-2012 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:	Applied sciences Compaction Conductors Conductors for ITER conductors for JT-60SA Confinement Copper Domestic Economic development Electric connection. Cables. Wiring Electrical engineering. Electrical power engineering Electromagnets Electron tubes Electronics Europe Exact sciences and technology Fusion Imaging devices nuclear fusion Production Reactors Semiconductor electronics. Microelectronics. Optoelectronics. Solid state devices Superconducting cables Superconductivity Supplying Tokamak devices Various equipment and components Italy Europe superconductivity ITER tokamak Imager Charge injection device Production line Review Sustainable development Plasma confinement Superconducting magnet Nuclear fusion reactor Pipe cable Nuclear fusion Electrical conductor Facility Conductors for ITER Private sector conductors for JT-60SA
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Summary:	The on-going construction of the ITER and JT-60SA tokamak reactors requires the production of a large quantity of Cable-In-Conduit Conductors (CICCs) to be employed in the superconducting magnets for plasma confinement and control. A new company, named ICAS (Italian Consortium for Applied Superconductivity), was established thanks to the large expertise in this field that has been present in Italy for nearly three decades. ICAS is a consortium among ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) and two Italian private companies: CRIOTEC Impianti, which owns an 850m long jacketing line for CICCs, and TRATOS Cavi, which has a large experience in cable manufacturing for various applications. ICAS' current activities are aimed at supplying to Fusion for Energy the European quote of ITER TF and PF conductors and the whole JT-60SA TF conductor quantity, as well as at supplying to the Korean Domestic Agency about 19 km of ITER TF conductor. This paper offers an overview of ICAS' technical capabilities and facilities, and outlines the first outcomes from the first productions.
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ISSN:	1051-8223 1558-2515
DOI:	10.1109/TASC.2011.2178373