PRODUCTION OF SUPERCONDUCTING NIOBIUM MATERIALS AT TVEL CORPORATION

摘要

In 2008, JSC TVEL started a new production facility of low temperature superconductors at JSC Chepetsky Mechanical Plant (ChMP) to supply NbTi and Nb_3Sn strands for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The facility includes large ingot production of Nb, NbTi and tin bronze alloys, fabrication of component parts (rods, tubes) and superconductor strands.