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Livermore, CA. , U.S.A. 



MIRROR FUSION TEST FACILITY (MFTF-B) 

 Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) 

 U.S. Dept. of Energy 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : The MFTF-B will be the world's 

 largest tandem mirror experimental fusion device, and it will 

 be utilized to investigate the physics and engineering perfor- 

 mance of thermal barrier tandem mirror confinement systems. It 

 will extend the plasma performance parameters of density, tem- 

 perature, and confinement into the near reactor regime. 



Date of Construction : 1988 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $420 million at completion In current 

 year dollars 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationality (s) of Ownership : U.S. 



Nationality (s) of Operational Funding : U.S. (planned) 

 Nationality (s) of Management Staff : U.S. (planned) 

 Nationality (s) of Researchers : U.S. (planned) 



Other Information : MFTF began in 1978 as a single cell mirror and was 

 changed to a tandem mirror (MFTF-B) in 1980. 



