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March, 28th 2008

ITER.BELGIUM – TECHNICAL VISIT 2008 (Visit to the TORE SUPRA and ITER site at Cadarache)

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT (Mark your diaries ! Details will follow soon)

After the successful visit to JET in 2007, we decided to organize a visit to the TORE SUPRA at Cadarache.

Travelling proposal

June 4 th – Departure to Cadarache

Brussels : 12:35 Marseille : 14:25 Flight : SN3599 (Light Economy 50 € or Flex Economy 208 €)

14:25 : Shuttle bus from Marseille Airport to Aix-en-Provence, close to Hotel Cézanne, 40 Avenue Victor Hugo F-13100 Aix-en-Provence FRANCE

19:00 - Dinner meeting with Gabriel Marbach (presentation)

June 5 th - Visit to Cadarache

VISIT TO TORE SUPRA in Cadarache

LIGNE DIRECTE TÉL. +32 2 706 79 55 LIGNE DIRECTE FAX +32 2 706 79 88 E-MAIL [email protected]

AGORIA asbl ▪ AÉROSPATIALE - AUTOMATISATION INDUSTRIELLE - AUTOMOBILE - CONTRACTING & MAINTENANCE - ÉLECTROTECHNIQUE - MÉCANIQUE & MÉCATRONIQUE - MÉTAUX & MATÉRIAUX - MONTAGE & GRUES - PLASTIQUES - PRODUITS DE CONSTRUCTION - SÉCURITÉ & DÉFENSE - TIC - TRANSFORMATION DU MÉTAL DIAMANT BUILDING, BD A. REYERS 80, B-1030 BRUXELLES ▪ TEL. +32 2 706 78 00 ▪ FAX +32 2 706 78 01 ▪ WWW.AGORIA.BE ▪ ONLINE.AGORIA.BE Since 1988, the date of its commissioning, the TORE SUPRA research facility is the largest supraconductor magnet tokamak in the world. It is supervised by the European association of EURATOM/CEA.

In this machine, confinement of the plasma is obtained through the superimposition of two magnetic fields that act as invisible rails guiding the particles. The constant, uninterrupted functioning of its magnet, associated with actively cooled components confers the capacity of TORE SUPRA to produce high performance plasma over long periods of time.

To achieve these scientific objectives, TORE SUPRA has a means of heating the plasma using microwaves for a total available power on the order of 15 MWth*.

The internal wall of the tokamak is permanently cooled by a high-pressurised water circuit.

In addition to this, a specific device called the circular limiter, enables researchers to evacuate most of the power released by the plasma; this is what allowed TORE SUPRA to obtain a record plasma in 2003 with a pulse of more than six minutes during which time, energy on the order of 300 kWh was injected and extracted. http://www-cadarache.cea.fr/gb/activites/fusion/

June 6 th – Return to Brussels

Visit to ITER site and/or meetings with F4E people (to be detailed)

Shuttle bus from Aix-en-Provence to Marseille airport Marseille : 14:55 Brussels : 16:40 Flight : SN3600 (Light Economy 50 € or Flex Economy 208 €)

The detailed program as well as the visit registration form will follow soon.

PS : see details on next pages for hotel reservation I M P O R T A N T I N F O R M A T I O N

Hotel : Night of 4 to 5 of June 2008

Hotel CEZANNE in Aix-en-Provence

We have an option for 20 rooms at the hotel Cézanne in Aix-en-Provence for the night of 4th to 5th of June. We propose that participants make their reservation in this hotel as we will have a dinner meeting with Gabriel Marbach there.

This option for 20 rooms is only guaranteed until 20th of April. Afterwards, we need to discuss for prolongation of this option.

Therefore please make your reservation ASAP by using the booking form we prepared for you (here attached) and duly mention that you book a room through AGORIA – ITERBelgium – Reservation GF546.

Price : 115 € / night + 18 € breakfast (all taxes included) (preferential tariff ITER / CEA Cadarache)

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Hotel : Night of 5 to 6 of June 2008

Hotel LE CHATEAU in Cadarache (private hotel from CEA)

We have equally an option for 20 rooms at the hotel Le Chateau in Cadarache for the night of 5th to 6th of June.

So, please make your own reservation ASAP in using the booking form we prepared for you (here attached) and duly mention that you book a room through AGORIA – ITERBelgium.

Price : 50,26 € / night + 5,14 € breakfast (all taxes included) (preferential tariff ITER / CEA Cadarache )