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

Conference · Mon Jul 01 04:00:00 EDT 1985 · Fusion Technol.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5876535

Perkins, L J; Blackfield, D T; Campbell, R B; Devoto, R S; Johnston, B H; Logan, B G

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 Laboratory, University of California, Livermore, CA
• OSTI ID: 5876535
• Report Number(s): CONF-850310-
• Conference Information: Journal Name: Fusion Technol.; (United States) Journal Volume: 8:1
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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CLOSED CONFIGURATIONS
COMMERCIALIZATION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS
DESIGN
EFFICIENCY
MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS
MAGNETIC MIRROR TYPE REACTORS
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
MARS REACTOR
MODULAR STRUCTURES
MULTIPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS
OCTUPOLAR CONFIGURATIONS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW
SIZE
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS
TMR REACTORS