Modular Stellarator Fusion Reactor (MSR) concept
A preliminary conceptual study has been made of the Modulator Stellarator Reactor (MSR) as a stedy-state, ignited, DT-fueled, magnetic fusion reactor. The MSR concept combines the physics of classic stellarator confinement with an innovative, modular-coil design. Parametric tradeoff calculations are described, leading to the selection of an interim design point for a 4.8-GWt plant based on Alcator transport scaling and an average beta value of 0.04 in an l = 2 system with a plasma aspect ratio of 11. Neither an economic analysis nor a detailed conceptual engineering design is presented here, as the primary intent of this scoping study is the elucidation of key physics tradeoffs, constraints, and uncertainties for the ultimate power-reactor embodiment.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5968829
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-81-2878; CONF-811046-3; ON: DE82000755; TRN: 82-001395
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Meeting and workshop on fusion reactor design and technology, Tokyo, Japan, 5 Oct 1981
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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