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Cadarache, FRANCE 



TORE SUPRA 



Cen De Cadarache 



French Atomic Energy Commission and EURATOM 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : Tore Supra Is a medium-sized 



tokamak which uses superconducting colls to achieve long-pulse 

 operation. This long-pulse length will allow the project to 

 study steady-state problems that will be appropriate to the 

 Next European Tokamak (NET): current drive, current ramp. 

 Inductive heating recharge, particle removal, and steady-state 

 heating and profile control. 



Date of Construction ; 1988 



Construction Cost : 198A $$ : $200-$250 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Natlonallty(s) of Ownership : France 



Natlonallty(s) of Operational Funding : France and EURATOM 



(planned) 

 Natlonallty(s) of Management Staff : France (planned) 

 Natlonallty(s) of Researchers : France (planned) 



Potential for Future International Cooperation : Since the machine Is 

 under construction, there Is no experimental collaboration. 

 However, the United States Is now negotiating participation In 

 the development of a number of pieces of equipment for the device. 

 These Include developing a steady-state pellet Injector, de- 

 veloping ergodlc pumped llmlters, and developing the radio fre- 

 quency (RF) systems. At present, $600,000 to $1 million Is 

 budgeted In FY86 to achieve work In these areas that could be 

 best done In collaboration with Tore Supra. 



