The batch production for superconducting magnet coils of EAST (HT-7U)

Abstract The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak (EAST) is being constructed at the Institute of Plasma Physics of Chinese Academy of Sciences (CASIPP). The EAST project, approved by the Chinese government as a national mega project of science research is a fully superconducting tokamak. The most key component for EAST is the superconducting magnet coils (SMCs), which consists of 16 toroidal field coils (TFCs) and 14 poloidal field coils (PFCs). In 2003, three prototypes, one TFC and two PFCs, were successfully completed and passed a series of cryogenic tests. Batch production, needed for the SMCs has begun at CASIPP since 2002. Up to now, all 58 CIC conductors with a total length of 32 km, 12 TFCs out of 16 and 10 PFCs out of 14 have been fabricated. This paper emphasizes on the various technology issues that must be faced and solved for four R&D lines of SMCs after transforming to batch production. Quality control methods in process are also described.