The role of heating and current drive in ITER
This report discusses and summarize the role of heating and non-inductive current drive in ITER as: (1) ITER must have heating power sufficient for ignition. (2) The heating system must be capable of current drive. (3) Steady-state operation is an ``ultimate goal.`` It is recognized that additional heating and current drive power (beyond what is initially installed on ITER) may be required. (4) The ``Ultimate goal of steady-state operation`` means steady-state with Q{sub CD} {ge} 5. Unlike the ``Terms of Reference`` for the ITER CDA, the ``ITER Technical Objectives and Approaches`` for the EDA sets no goal for the neutron wall load during steady-state operation. (5) In addition to bulk current drive, the ITER heating and current drive system should be used for current profile control and for burn control.
- Research Organization:
- Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-48
- OSTI ID:
- 10154537
- Report Number(s):
- UCRL-JC-115423; CONF-9310322-1; ON: DE94012679; TRN: 94:012082
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: International thermonuclear experimental reactor radio frequency technical meeting,Garching (Germany),21-27 Oct 1993; Other Information: PBD: 18 Oct 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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