At present, the machine is undergoing upgrades to be re-purposed into a general laboratory for experimental plasma physics research.

Up to 0.1 T of vertical field can be applied for horizontal control and this is more than sufficient for all plasma configurations, including high beta.

Like most tokamaks, the machine uses a combination of RF heating and neutral beam injection to drive and shape the plasma.

Factors leading to loss of funding are attributed to the lack of extensive plasma diagnostics, its large size, and its place in the politics of fusion.

The plasma column was shown to be current-free and terminates on the neutral gas within the chamber without touching the machine walls.