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Garchlng, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY 



WENDELSTEIN VII AS 



Institute of Plasma Physics 



Federal Republic of Germany and EURATOM 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : Wendelstein VII AS is a medium- 

 sized stellarator. One of the main difficulties with stellarators 

 is their complicated system of continuous helical coils. The 

 objective of Wendelstein VII AS is to determine if a stellarator 

 built with modular colls can achieve results comparable to stel- 

 larators built with continuous helical coils. Modular coils would 

 greatly increase the attractiveness of the stellarator concept as 

 a fusion energy source. 



Date of Construction ; 1988 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $50-$70 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Nationallty(s) of Ownership : Federal Republic of Germany 

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



and EURATOM (planned) 

 Nationallty(s) of Management Staff : Federal Republic of Germany 



(planned) 

 Natlonality(s) of Researchers : Federal Republic of Germany 



(planned) 



Potential for Future International Cooperation ; At present , the ex- 

 changes of personnel with Wendelstein VII total between one to two 

 man-years per year. It is planned to continue this level of col- 

 laboration when Wendelstein VII AS replaces Wendelstein VII in 

 1988. 



