A low wall-loading DEMO reactor design with high priority for early and reliable realization of a tokamak fusion reactor over the cost performance

Journal Article · Fri Dec 01 04:00:00 EST 1995 · Journal of Fusion Energy

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02214513· OSTI ID:415010

Ogawa, Yuichi; Inoue, Nobuyuki; Wang, Jifang ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Tokyo, Bunkyoku (Japan); and others

Based on scientific databases adopted for designing ITER plasmas and on the advancement of fusion nuclear technology from the recent R&D program, a low wall-loading DEMO fusion reactor has been designed, where high priority has been given to the early and reliable realization of a tokamak fusion plasma over the cost performance. Since the major radius of this DEMO reactor is chosen to be 10 m, plasma ignition is achievable with a low fusion power of 0.8 GW and an operation period of 4-5 hours is available only with inductive current drive. The low ignition power makes it possible to adopt a first wall with an austenitic stainless steel, for which significant databases and operating experience exists, due to its use in the presence of neutron irradiation in fission reactors. In step with development of advanced materials, a step-wise increase of the fusion power seems to be feasible and realistic, because this DEMO reactor has the potential to produce a fusion power of {approximately}5 GW. 14 refs., 5 figs., 1 tab.

• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• OSTI ID: 415010
• Journal Information: Journal of Fusion Energy, Journal Name: Journal of Fusion Energy Journal Issue: 4 Vol. 14; ISSN JFENDS; ISSN 0164-0313
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS
DESIGN
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TOKAMAK DEVICES