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Instituto Superior Técnico

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Also known as INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO

Instituto Superior Técnico is the engineering school of the University of Lisbon, founded in 1911. The IAEA's 2022 survey lists it as operator of ISTTOK, a small tokamak used to study plasma turbulence, operation with alternating plasma current and liquid metal limiters, to develop diagnostics, and to train master's and PhD students.

Sector
Fusion
Role
University, Operator

It is the operator of record for ISTTOK (operating).

Design values

Design values for devices operated by Instituto Superior Técnico. These are what a machine was built to do, not results.
DeviceParameterValueUnitStatus
ISTTOKMajor radius0.46mdesign valueclaimed
ISTTOKMinor radius0.085mdesign valueclaimed
ISTTOKOn-axis magnetic field0.8Tdesign valueclaimed
ISTTOKPlasma current0.007MAdesign valueclaimed

Devices

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