Beryllium plasma-facing components for the ITER-Like Wall Project at JET

• ITER-Like Wall Project has been launched at the JET tokamak in order to study a tokamak operation with beryllium components on the main chamber wall and tungsten in the divertor. To perform this first comprehensive test of both materials in a thermonuclear fusion environment, a broad program has been undertaken to develop plasma-facing components and assess their performance under high power loads. The paper provides a concise report on scientific and technical issues in the development of a beryllium first wall at JET.

Keyword

Beryllium plasma

Chamber walls

Divertors

First wall

High-power

JET tokamak

Plasma-facing components

Thermonuclear fusion

Tokamak operation

Electric load forecasting

Fusion reactors

Tungsten

Beryllium

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