High internal inductance for steady-state operation in ITER and a reactor

Ferron, John R.; Holcomb, Christopher T.; Luce, Timothy C.; Park, J. M.; Kolemen, Egemen; La Haye, Robert J.; Solomon, Wayne M.; Turco, Francesca

doi:10.1088/0029-5515/55/7/073030

Title: High internal inductance for steady-state operation in ITER and a reactor

Journal Article · Fri Jun 26 00:00:00 EDT 2015 · Nuclear Fusion

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/55/7/073030· OSTI ID:1371747

Ferron, John R. ^[1]; Holcomb, Christopher T. ^[2]; Luce, Timothy C. ^[1]; Park, J. M. ^[3]; Kolemen, Egemen ^[4]; La Haye, Robert J. ^[1]; Solomon, Wayne M. ^[4]; Turco, Francesca ^[5]

General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States)
Lawrence Livermore National Lab. (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Princeton Plasma Physics Lab. (PPPL), Princeton, NJ (United States)
Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)

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Research Organization:: General Atomics, San Diego, CA (United States); Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States); Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL), Livermore, CA (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Advanced Research Projects Agency - Energy (ARPA-E); USDOE Office of Science (SC), Fusion Energy Sciences (FES)

Grant/Contract Number:: FC02-04ER54698; AC52-07NA27344; AC05-00OR22725; AC02-09CH11466; FG02-04ER54761

OSTI ID:: 1371747

Alternate ID(s):: OSTI ID: 1238888; OSTI ID: 1295125; OSTI ID: 1297648

Report Number(s):: LLNL-JRNL-700066

Journal Information:: Nuclear Fusion, Vol. 55, Issue 7; ISSN 0029-5515

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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