Russia's Contribution to the ITER TF Magnets

The ITER toroidal field (TF) magnet system consists of 18 D-shaped coils, each of which is formed by five regular double pancakes (rDP) and two side double pancakes (sDP). Manufacturing of conductors for the TF coils, which are Nb
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Sn-based cable-in-conduit conductors, has been shared among six ITER Domestic Agencies, including the Russian Federation (RF). The RF share includes manufacturing of eighteen 760-m conductors for rDP and eight 415-m conductors for sDP, i.e., almost 4 out of 18 TF coils will be produced from the conductors supplied by RF. In order to fulfil project obligations, facilities for Nb
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Sn strand, cable, and conductor production had been established, and after successful qualifications, the manufacturing phase began. The manufacturing activities went on for six years, starting with the first strand production in 2009 and finishing with a successful wrap-up of conductor manufacturing and delivery in 2015. In this paper, highlights of the TF conductor production from the superconducting strand manufacturing up to the results of conductor full-size sample tests in the SULTAN facility are presented.