Shutdown Weekly

Week 20: JET Experiments: sensitive to TV schedules

"Shutdown" in JET terms means to close the experiment down periodically to maintain and upgrade the fusion device. After this period experiments are going to be performed leading to better understanding of how to built and operate JET′s successor ITER. ShutdownWeekly keeps you informed and week by week will highlight the most exciting aspects. The current shutdown started on 26 October 2009. It is the fifth to be carried out remotely since commissioning JET in 1983. During the shutdown 86,000 components will be changed inside the JET torus.

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Participation is important

From 1-5 March, the “1st General Planning Meeting” was held at the JET. In total around 120 participants contributed in person or remotely to preparate the experimental programme in 2011 and beyond.