Plasma engineering for MINIMARS: a small commercial tandem mirror reactor with octopole plugs

Conference · Wed Apr 03 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5771300

Perkins, L J; Logan, B G; Blackfield, D T; Johnston, B H

With the employment of a novel octopole end plug scheme, we examine the plasma engineering design of MINIMARS, a small compact fusion reactor based on the tandem mirror principle. With a net electric output of 600 MW/sub e/, MINIMARS is expressly designed for short construction times, factory built modules, and a passively safe blanket system. We show that the compact octopole/mantle provides several distinct improvements over the more conventional quadrupole (yin-yang) end plugs and enables ignition to be obtained with much shorter central cell length. In this way we can design economic small reactors which will minimize utility financial risk and provide attractive alternatives to the conventional larger fusion plants encountered to date.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 5771300
• Report Number(s): UCRL-92023; CONF-850310-55; ON: DE85010045
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS
COMMERCIALIZATION
DESIGN
ENGINEERING
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
MARS REACTOR
MULTIPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS
OCTUPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS
PLUGGING
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS