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Moscow, U.S.S.R. 



T-15 



Kurchatov Institute 



"Big Science" Descriptor : Magnetic fusion 



Description of Facility/Instrument : T-15 Is one of the four largest 



tokamaks In the world. Its principal unique feature Is Its super- 

 conducting toroidal field colls. In spite of the coils being 

 superconducting, T-15 will not be a long-pulse or steady-state 

 machine. It will have neutral beams and 90 GHz gyrotrons for 

 heating. It will continue the investigations of T-10 and try to 

 achieve reactor grade plasmas. 



Date of Construction : 1987 



Construction Cost : 1984 $$ : $400-$600 million 



Present International Cooperation 



Itetionality(s) of Ownership : U.S.S.R. 



Nationality(s) of Operational Funding : D.S.S.R. (planned) 

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

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



Potential for Future International Cooperation ; The United States and 

 the U.S.S.R. have an exchange agreement that allows the United 

 States to send delegations to review the technical work and results. 



