Publication Type
Conference Paper
Publication Date
Conference Name
18th Symposium on Fusion Engineering
Conference Location
Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States of America
Conference Date
Abstract
The NSTX (National Spherical Torus Experiment)
facility located at Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is the
newest national fusion science experimental facility for the
restructured US Fusion Energy Science Program. The NSTX
project was approved in Fy 97 as the first proof-of-principle
national fusion facility dedicated to the spherical torus
research. On Feb. 15, 1999, the first plasma was achieved 10
weeks ahead of schedule. The project was completed on
budget and with an outstanding safety record. This paper
gives an overview of the NSTX facility construction and the
initial plasma operations.