Preparations for deuterium--tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor*
The final hardware modifications for tritium operation have been completed for the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) [Fusion Technol. [bold 21], 1324 (1992)]. These activities include preparation of the tritium gas handling system, installation of additional neutron shielding, conversion of the toroidal field coil cooling system from water to a Fluorinert[sup TM] system, modification of the vacuum system to handle tritium, preparation, and testing of the neutral beam system for tritium operation and a final deuterium--deuterium (D--D) run to simulate expected deuterium--tritium (D--T) operation. Testing of the tritium system with low concentration tritium has successfully begun. Simulation of trace and high power D--T experiments using D--D have been performed. The physics objectives of D--T operation are production of [approx]10 MW of fusion power, evaluation of confinement, and heating in deuterium--tritium plasmas, evaluation of [alpha]-particle heating of electrons, and collective effects driven by alpha particles and testing of diagnostics for confined [alpha] particles. Experimental results and theoretical modeling in support of the D--T experiments are reviewed.
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-76CH03073
- OSTI ID:
- 5006686
- Journal Information:
- Physics of Plasmas; (United States), Vol. 1:5; ISSN 1070-664X
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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TOKAMAK DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
ALPHA PARTICLES
DEUTERIUM
FUSION YIELD
PLASMA HEATING
THERMONUCLEAR FUELS
TRITIUM
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
FUELS
HEATING
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYNTHESIS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YIELDS
700360* - Fusion Reactions- (1992-)