Compact reversed-field pinch reactors (CRFPR)
The unique confinement properties of the Reversed-Field Pinch (RFP) are exploited to examine physics and technical issues related to a compact, high-power-density fusion reactor. This resistive-coil, steady-state, toroidal device would use a dual-media power cycle driven by a fusion power core (FPC, i.e., plasma chamber, first wall, blanket, shield, and coils) with a power density and mass approaching values characteristic of pressurized-water fission rectors. A 1000-MWe(net) base case is selected from a comprehensive trade-off study to examine technological issues related to operating a high-power-density FPC. After describing the main physics and technology issues for this base-case reactor, directions for future study are suggested.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA); Phillips Petroleum Co., Bartlesville, OK (USA)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-7405-ENG-36
- OSTI ID:
- 5869213
- Report Number(s):
- LA-UR-86-1299; CONF-860551-2; ON: DE86010185
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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