Modular Stellarator Fusion Reactor (MSR) concept

Conference · Thu Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5968829

Miller, R L; Krakowski, R A

A preliminary conceptual study has been made of the Modulator Stellarator Reactor (MSR) as a stedy-state, ignited, DT-fueled, magnetic fusion reactor. The MSR concept combines the physics of classic stellarator confinement with an innovative, modular-coil design. Parametric tradeoff calculations are described, leading to the selection of an interim design point for a 4.8-GWt plant based on Alcator transport scaling and an average beta value of 0.04 in an l = 2 system with a plasma aspect ratio of 11. Neither an economic analysis nor a detailed conceptual engineering design is presented here, as the primary intent of this scoping study is the elucidation of key physics tradeoffs, constraints, and uncertainties for the ultimate power-reactor embodiment.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab., NM (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 5968829
• Report Number(s): LA-UR-81-2878; CONF-811046-3; ON: DE82000755
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
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ALCATOR DEVICE
BETA DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
BETA-MINUS DECAY RADIOISOTOPES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DESIGN
DEUTERIUM
ENGINEERING
HYDROGEN ISOTOPES
ISOTOPES
LIGHT NUCLEI
MAINTENANCE
NUCLEI
ODD-EVEN NUCLEI
ODD-ODD NUCLEI
RADIOISOTOPES
STABLE ISOTOPES
STELLARATORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
TOKAMAK DEVICES
TRITIUM
YEARS LIVING RADIOISOTOPES