Newsletter | 2004 August

• New Task Force Leaders for JET

  On 26th June 2004, the EFDA Steering committee approved the following Task Force Leaders (TFLs) and their Deputies for the JET 2005 experimental campaigns: Task force Task force leaders TFL Deputies S1 Dr G Sips, IPP Garching Dr R J Buttery, UKAEA-Culham, Dr T Loarer, CEA-Cadarache S2 Dr X Litaudon, CEA-Cadarache [...]

• Highlights of 2004 Campaigns

  In helium plasmas, accelerating helium beam particles to several MeV by third harmonic Ion Cyclotron Resonant Heating (ICRH) provided an invaluable technique for simulating fusion-produced α-particles, without the complications of a full-scale deuteriumtritium experimental campaign. The method is particularly beneficial in gaining insights into α-particle transport on ITER, and to test fast particle diagnostics for ITER. [...]

• Publications at JET

  Publications at JET have been always of major importance as the success of the scientific work is primarily judged by the number and the quality of published papers. This perception is the reason for setting up a clearance process for all our publications, a template for posters and rehearsals of all oral [...]

• 2004 JET Enhancements

  Final Stage of Manufacture and Most of the Deliveries Expected Before end October The JET Enhanced Programme (JET-EP) has now entered its final phase. Apart from the new ITER-like ICRH antenna, which will be installed in two steps, all the new and refurbished systems have to be installed by the end of [...]

• The JET Shutdown – A Remote Handling Perspective

  The JET Remote Handling group is carrying out close to 200 tasks of remote in-vessel maintenance and enhancements during the current shutdown. The works continue apace as the group moved to the second phase earlier this summer, marking the start of the more challenging remote in-vessel tasks. Phase one was about preparation. [...]

• JET Events

  January 19: JET entered C13 campaign (deuterium plasmas with D or He beams) January 22: NBI achieved record injected power 22.7MW on pulse 62620 February 3: The number of visiting scientists at JET peaks at one hundred February 9: JET entered C14 campaign (helium or hydrogen plasmas and beams) February [...]

• JET Experimental Campaigns in 2005

  In 2005 major enhancements to the JET Facilities will be exploited to progress a set of high priority ITER activities. Campaign time will be dedicated to four Headline areas. The first Headline, with the highest priority, involves bringing the new systems (divertor and diagnostics) and the Lower Hybrid launcher to full performance. [...]

• 2004 JET Anniversary

  On 20th May 2004, JET celebrated the 25th Anniversary of the laying of the JET Foundation Stone and the 20th Anniversary of the Official Opening of JET. The JET Anniversary day was organised under the patronage of the European Commissioner for Research, M. Philippe Busquin. Current and former colleagues met to recall the early [...]

• ITER Specific Issues in Exhaust Physics at JET

  Material erosion, its subsequent transport in the plasma and final co-deposition with the plasma fuel is an important issue facing operation with the longer pulses of next generation devices. A single ITER pulse is equivalent to half a JET year of operation in energy input and ~5 JET years of divertor ion fluence. [...]