The world's largest nuclear fusion research facility
JET's unique features allow us to explore the unknown; to investigate fusion's potential
as a safe, clean, and virtually limitless energy source for future generations. Situated at Culham in the UK, the Joint European Torus
is run as a collaboration between all European fusion organisations and with the participation
of scientists from around the globe. |
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Plasma wall interaction
In magnetic confinement fusion devices, plasma facing components are subject to heat and
particle fluxes that strike the first wall either continuously or in bursts. The effect on the
wall surface is usually tolerable in present facilities but in future fusion power
reactors the power load will be much higher and the duration of the plasma discharges much longer.
The potential scale of the damage to the first wall challenges fusion research and technology,
particularly for the development of the divertor.
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