WEST

The WEST, or Tungsten Environment in Steady-state Tokamak, is a French tokamak that originally began operating as Tore Supra after the discontinuation of TFR and of Petula.
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  • Type: Research
  • Description: French tokamak
  • Address: Bt 500

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include ITER and Château de Cadarache.

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is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project designed to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power. The facility is under construction near the Cadarache research center in southern France. is situated 1 km northeast of WEST.

Hotel
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is a hotel, which is situated 2 km northwest of WEST.

was an experimental nuclear reactor built in Cadarache in . It was France's first fast reactor, and first achieved criticality in 1967. was a sodium-cooled fast neutron loop-type reactor with a thermal output of 40MW and no electrical generation facilities, and closed in 1983. is situated 3 km south of WEST.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Vinon-sur-Verdon and Saint-Paul-lès-Durance.

Village
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is a commune in the northwestern part of the department in the region in Southeastern . The town is on the left bank of the river near the . is situated 4½ km northeast of WEST.

Village
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is a commune in the department in , southern . The Cadarache research center for nuclear energy is located in and next to it the international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject one of the most expensive buildings ever built and the largest scientific research collaboration in history. is situated 5 km west of WEST.

Village
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is a commune in the department in the region in southeastern . It has several buildings from the 13th century in the centre, including the Chapelle Sainte-Madeleine. is situated 9 km west of WEST.

WEST

Latitude
43.70343° or 43° 42′ 12″ north
Longitude
5.76501° or 5° 45′ 54″ east
Open location code
8FM7PQ38+92
Open­Street­Map ID
node 7297876337
Open­Street­Map feature
office=­research
Wiki­data ID
Q3532260
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In Other Languages

From French to Ukrainian—“WEST” goes by many names.
  • French: “WEST”
  • Italian: “Tore Supra”
  • Ukrainian: “Tore Supra”
  • “Tore Supra”
  • “W Environment in Steady-state Tokamak”
  • “West”
  • “WEST”

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