Tokamak de Fontenay aux Roses
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The Tokamak de Fontenay-aux-Roses (TFR) was the first French tokamak
, built in a research centre
of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
in Fontenay-aux-Roses
, a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France.
In the years 1973 to 1976, it was the highest-performance fusion device in the world.
It was followed by Tore Supra
at Cadarache.
Tokamak
A tokamak is a device using a magnetic field to confine a plasma in the shape of a torus . Achieving a stable plasma equilibrium requires magnetic field lines that move around the torus in a helical shape...
, built in a research centre
Fort de Châtillon (Paris)
The Fort de Châtillon was a fortification located about south of Paris in the communes of Châtillon-sous-Bagneux and Fontenay-aux-Roses. It was built in 1874 and was razed beginning in 1957, making way for expansion of the French nuclear research facility at Fontenay-aux-Roses.The fort is named...
of the French Atomic Energy Commission (CEA)
Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique
The Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives or CEA, is a French “public establishment related to industrial and commercial activities” whose mission is to develop all applications of nuclear power, both civilian and military...
in Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses
Fontenay-aux-Roses is a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.École Normale Supérieure was a girls school located in the area....
, a commune in the southwestern suburbs of Paris, France.
In the years 1973 to 1976, it was the highest-performance fusion device in the world.
It was followed by Tore Supra
Tore Supra
Tore Supra is a French tokamak that began operating after the discontinuation of TFR and of Petula...
at Cadarache.
External links
- CEA official website (in English)
- CEA page about the history of fusion research (in French)