New superconducting magnets for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor)

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The tokamak, which is called the gadget in the photo, is an experimental machine designed to harness fusion energy.

Inside, the energy produced through the fusion of atoms is absorbed as heat in the walls of the vessel and will use this heat to produce steam and then electricity through turbines and generators.

The heart of a tokamak is its vacuum chamber in the form of a donut and inside, under the influence of extreme heat and pressure, gaseous hydrogen fuel becomes plasma, an electrically charged hot gas.

As the plasma particles energize and collide, they also begin to heat up.
This manages to heat the plasma at melting temperatures (between 150 and 300 million ° C).

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"Energized" particles in such a degree can overcome their natural electromagnetic repulsion in the collision to merge, releasing huge amounts of energy.

This is the first magnet of this type manufactured in Europe and will be part of ITER, the largest international experiment in the history of mankind to test the potential of fusion energy

To keep the hot plasma away from the machine vessel, they will create a magnetic cage with 18 of these magnets capable of confining said plasma.

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The truth is that this project has been going on for many years and, every time you wonder when it will work, they always answer that in 20 years.

But the truth is that it is worth waiting for because this fusion energy will help us enjoy a clean, safe and unlimited energy for everybody.

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