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Garchlng, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 



ASDEX-UPGRADE 



Institute of Plasma Physics 



Federal Republic of Germany and EURATOM 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : ASDEX-Upgrade is a medium-sized 

 tokamak. It Is currently under construction and will replace 

 ASDEX when it becomes operational. Its objective is to develop 

 the pololdal dlvertor physics data base needed to design the Next 

 European Tokamak (NET). 



Date of Construction : 1988 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $80-$100 million 



Present International Cooperation 



NationalityCs) of Ownership : Federal Republic of Germany 

 Nationality(s) of Operational Funding : Federal Republic of Germany 



and EURATOM (planned) 

 Nationality(s) of Management Staff ; Federal Republic of Germany 



(planned) 

 Nationality(s) of Researchers : Federal Republic of Germany 



(planned) 



Potential for Future International Cooperation : There is an agreement 

 pending for U.S. collaboration. The United States and the Euro- 

 pean Community/Federal Republic of Germany are now completing 

 negotiations for a formal collaborative agreement on the use of 

 this facility. The funding for this collaboration will be about 

 $1 million per year. 



