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University of Saskatchewan

馃嚚馃嚘 Saskatoon, CA 路 Active

Also known as UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN

The University of Saskatchewan is a Canadian public research university in Saskatoon, founded in March 1907. Its Plasma Physics Laboratory operates a tokamak on campus, which the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices identifies as STOR-M. The campus also hosts the Canadian Light Source synchrotron, opened in 2004.

Sector
Fusion
Role
University, Operator

It is the operator of record for STOR-M (operating).

Design values

Design values for devices operated by University of Saskatchewan. These are what a machine was built to do, not results.
DeviceParameterValueUnitStatus
STOR-MMajor radius0.46mdesign valueclaimed
STOR-MMinor radius0.125mdesign valueclaimed
STOR-MOn-axis magnetic field1Tdesign valueclaimed
STOR-MPlasma current0.06MAdesign valueclaimed
STOR-MPlasma duration (nominal)0.005sdesign valuedisputed

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