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ABSTRACT:
With the establishment of the International Organization (IO) in south of France and starting of construction of ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project, fusion is no more a dream but a reality. Unique feature of ITER machine will be its ability to operate for long durations and at power level ~500 MW sufficient to demonstrate the physics of burning plasma in a power plant like environment. It will also serve as a test-bed for additional fusion power plant technologies.
ITER is a long pulse tokamak with elongated plasma. The construction phase of ITER will end in November 2020 with the first plasma and Deuterium-Tritium experiments will start in early 2027.
India has joined this international project as the seventh member of the team. Major part of the contribution of each member during the construction phase would be in kind. Scientific and Technological issues related to a burning plasma experiment and the present status of the ITER project will be discussed during the talk.
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