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Title: Fusion nuclear science facilities and pilot plants based on the spherical tokamak

Journal Article · · Nuclear Fusion
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  1. Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
  2. Univ. of Wisconsin, Madison, WI (United States)
  3. Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
  4. Culham Science Centre, Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
  5. Univ. of Washington, Seattle, WA (United States)
  6. Tokamak Energy Ltd., Oxfordshire (United Kingdom)
  7. Univ. of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX (United States)
  8. College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
  9. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
  10. Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Research Organization:
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)
Grant/Contract Number:
EP/I501045; AC02-09CH11466; AC52-07NA27344
OSTI ID:
1335165
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1295987; OSTI ID: 1771441
Report Number(s):
5280; LLNL-JRNL-820479
Journal Information:
Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 56, Issue 10; ISSN 0029-5515
Publisher:
IOP ScienceCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 103 works
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