Tracing Tungsten in DIII-D (IMAGE)

DOE/Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Tracing Tungsten in DIII-D

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ORNL researchers used natural tungsten (yellow) and enriched tungsten (orange) to trace the erosion, transport and redeposition of tungsten. Tungsten is the leading option to armor the inside of a fusion device.

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Jaimee Janiga/ORNL

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