At least 600 people have been involved in production of the coil. The huge superconducting magnets will generate the magnetic cage to contain the fusion reactor's plasma. The coil is 14 metres wide, 9 metres high and weighs 110 tonnes. Nine toroidal field coils (including a spare one) are being manufactured in Europe with the other nine being made in Japan.
The completed magnet will be tested in SIMIC. Afterwards it will be inserted into its case, welded, impregnated with resin and machined. Subsequently it will be shipped to the ITER construction site at Cadarache in France. Since 2008, F4E, as the main contractor, has signed contracts with European companies and R&D organisations worth €5 billion.
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