Preparations for deuterium--tritium experiments on the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor*

Journal Article · Sun May 01 00:00:00 EDT 1994 · Physics of Plasmas; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.870707· OSTI ID:5006686

Hawryluk, R J; Adler, H; Alling, P; Ancher, C; Anderson, H; Anderson, J L; Anderson, J W; Arunasalam, V; Ascione, G; Aschroft, D; Barnes, C W; Barnes, G; Batchelor, D B; Bateman, G; Batha, S; Baylor, L A; Beer, M; Bell, M G; Biglow, T S; Bitter, M ; Blanchard, W; Bonoli, P; Bretz, N L; Brunkhorst, C; Budny, R; Burgess, T; Bush, H; Bush, C E; Camp, R; Caorlin, M; Carnevale, H; Chang, Z; Chen, L; Cheng, C Z; Chrzanowski, J; Collazo, I; Collins, J; Coward, G; Cowley, S; Cropper, M; Darrow, D S; Daugert, R; DeLooper, J; Duong, H; Dudek, L; Durst, R; Efthimion, P C; Ernst, D; Faunce, J; Fonck, R J; Fredd, E; Fredrickson, E; Fromm, N; Fu, G Y; Furth, H P; Garzotto, V; Gentile, C; Gettelfinger, G; Gilbert, J; Gioia, J; Goldfinger, R C; Golian, T; Gorelenkov, N; Gouge, M J; Grek, B; Grisham, L R; Hammett, G; Hanson, G R; Heidbrink, W; Hermann, H W; Hill, K W; Hirshman, S; Hoffman, D J; Hosea, J; Hulse, R A; Hsuan, H; Ja,

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), Journal Name: Physics of Plasmas; (United States) Vol. 1:5; ISSN PHPAEN; ISSN 1070-664X
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700360* -- Fusion Reactions-- (1992-)
ALPHA PARTICLES
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CHARGED PARTICLES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DEUTERIUM
FUELS
FUSION YIELD
HEATING
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
NUCLEAR REACTION YIELD
NUCLEAR REACTIONS
NUCLEI
NUCLEOSYNTHESIS
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
PLASMA HEATING
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
SYNTHESIS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR FUELS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES
YIELDS