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http://dx.doi.org/10.5516/NET.2008.40.6.439

CONSTRUCTION, ASSEMBLY AND COMMISSIONING OF KSTAR MAIN STRUCTURES  

Yang, Hyung-Lyeol (National Fusion Research Institute)
Bak, Joo-Shik (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Byung-Chul (National Fusion Research Institute)
Choi, Chang-Ho (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Woong-Chae (National Fusion Research Institute)
Her, Nam-Il (National Fusion Research Institute)
Hong, Kwon-Hee (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Geung-Hong (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Hak-Kun (National Fusion Research Institute)
Sa, Jeong-Woo (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Hong-Tack (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Kyung-Min (National Fusion Research Institute)
Kim, Sang-Tae (National Fusion Research Institute)
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Nuclear Engineering and Technology / v.40, no.6, 2008 , pp. 439-450 More about this Journal
Abstract
The KSTAR device succeeded in first plasma generation on $13^{th}$ June of 2008 through comprehensive system test and commissioning. Among various kinds of the key factors that decisively affected the project, success in the construction and assembly of the major tokamak structure was most important one. Every engineering aspects of each structure were finally confirmed in the integrated commissioning period, and there were no severe troubles and failures prevented the KSTAR device from operating during the commissioning and the first plasma experiments. As a result, all of the experiences and technologies achieved through the KSTAR construction process are expected to be important fundamentals for future construction projects of superconducting fusion devices. This paper summarizes key engineering features of the major structures and of the machine assembly.
Keywords
KSTAR; Vacuum Vessel; Cryostat; Thermal Shield; SC Magnet Structures; Assembly; Vacuum Commissioning;
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