National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute
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Also known as NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE KURCHATOV INSTITUTE
The National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute is a Russian state nuclear research centre in Moscow, founded in 1943 to develop nuclear weapons. Most Soviet reactor designs came from the institute, including F-1, the first reactor outside North America to reach a sustained chain reaction. From 1955 it hosted the Soviet fusion programme, and the first tokamaks, including T-3, were developed there. It has taken part in ITER. The IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices lists it as the operator of the T-15MD tokamak, recorded there as operating.
- Sector
- Fusion
- Role
- Research institute, Operator
It is the operator of record for 4 facilities, 2 of them operating.
Design values
| Device | Parameter | Value | Unit | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F-1 | Thermal capacity (rated) | 0.024 | MW | design valueclaimed |
| PIK | Thermal capacity (rated) | 100 | MW | design valueclaimed |
| T-15MD | Major radius | 2.43 | m | design valueclaimed |
| T-15MD | Minor radius | 0.42 | m | design valueclaimed |
| T-15MD | On-axis magnetic field | 3.5 | T | design valueclaimed |
| T-15MD | Plasma current | 1 | MA | design valueclaimed |
| T-15MD | Plasma duration (nominal) | 30 | s | design valueclaimed |
| WWR-M (Gatchina) | Thermal capacity (rated) | 18 | MW | design valueclaimed |
Devices
Related companies
- Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics
- Institute of Physics and Power Engineering
- Ioffe Institute
- Joint Institute for Nuclear Research
- National Research Nuclear University MEPhI
- OKBM Afrikantov
- Research Institute of Atomic Reactors
- Rosatom
- Rosenergoatom
- Saint Petersburg State University
- SuperOx
- Tomsk Polytechnic University
Sources
- World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022independent
- Kurchatov Instituteaggregator