Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica
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Also known as INSTITUTO TECNOLOGICO DE COSTA RICA, Instituto Tecnologico de Costa Rica
The Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica (TEC) is a national public university of technology, created in 1971, with its main campus in Cartago. The IAEA's 2022 survey lists two fusion devices there, both used for education and training: SCR-1, a small stellarator the institute designed and built, operating since 2016 and described by the survey as the first fusion device in Latin America; and MEDUSA-CR, a spherical tokamak built by the University of Wisconsin–Madison and donated to the institute.
- Sector
- Fusion
- Role
- University, Operator
It is the operator of record for MEDUSA-CR (operating) and SCR-1 (operating).
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MEDUSA-CR | Major radius | 0.14 | m | design valueclaimed |
| MEDUSA-CR | Minor radius | 0.1 | m | design valueclaimed |
| MEDUSA-CR | On-axis magnetic field | 0.5 | T | design valueclaimed |
| MEDUSA-CR | Plasma current | 0.04 | MA | design valueclaimed |
| MEDUSA-CR | Plasma duration (nominal) | 0.003 | s | design valueclaimed |
| SCR-1 | Major radius | 0.238 | m | design valueclaimed |
| SCR-1 | Minor radius | 0.042 | m | design valueclaimed |
| SCR-1 | On-axis magnetic field | 0.0878 | T | design valueclaimed |
| SCR-1 | Plasma current | 0.04 | MA | design valuedisputed |
Devices
Sources
- World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022independent
- Costa Rica Institute of Technology (Wikipedia)aggregator