Shutting the lid – core of Wendelstein 7-X complete

Last major component of the fusion device in place / thermal-insulation cryostat mounted

The last major component of the Wendelstein fusion experiment, a section of the outer shell, is scheduled for installation on 21 December 2011. This completes the base machine: The research device, to be commissioned at the Greifswald branch of Max Planck Institute of Plasma Physics (IPP) in 2014, now for the first time appears in its final form. ... more >>