A method for reducing undesired eddy currents induced in a conducting structure of a plasma confinement vessel , the method comprising the steps of: inducing a first set of eddy currents in the conducting structure of the plasma confinement vessel , and translating a field reversed configuration (FRC) plasma into the conducting structure of the plasma confinement vessel inducing a second set of eddy currents in the conducting structure, wherein the first set of eddy currents being induced prior to the second set of eddy currents and having a distribution substantially equal to and opposite in sign to the distribution of the second set of eddy currents to substantially cancel the second set of eddy currents upon inducement of the second set of eddy currents in the conducting structure; characterized in that inducing the first set of eddy currents includes one of ramping up the current in coils about the conducting structure just prior to translating the plasma into the conducting structure and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current to produce the first set of eddy currents in the conducting structure, or ramping up and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current until all eddy currents have decayed in the conducting structure, and interrupting current to the coils to allow the first set of eddy currents to excite in the conducting structures conserving the magnetic flux through the structures. inducing a first set of eddy currents in the conducting structure of the plasma confinement vessel , and translating a field reversed configuration (FRC) plasma into the conducting structure of the plasma confinement vessel inducing a second set of eddy currents in the conducting structure, wherein the first set of eddy currents being induced prior to the second set of eddy currents and having a distribution substantially equal to and opposite in sign to the distribution of the second set of eddy currents to substantially cancel the second set of eddy currents upon inducement of the second set of eddy currents in the conducting structure; characterized in that inducing the first set of eddy currents includes one of ramping up the current in coils about the conducting structure just prior to translating the plasma into the conducting structure and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current to produce the first set of eddy currents in the conducting structure, or ramping up and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current until all eddy currents have decayed in the conducting structure, and ramping up the current in coils about the conducting structure just prior to translating the plasma into the conducting structure and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current to produce the first set of eddy currents in the conducting structure, or ramping up and holding coils about the conducting structure at a constant current until all eddy currents have decayed in the conducting structure, and interrupting current to the coils to allow the first set of eddy currents to excite in the conducting structures conserving the magnetic flux through the structures. <EOS>