UCLA program in reactor studies: The ARIES tokamak reactor study

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5988075· OSTI ID:5988075

The ARIES research program is a multi-institutional effort to develop several visions of tokamak reactors with enhanced economic, safety, and environmental features. The aims are to determine the potential economics, safety, and environmental features of a range of possible tokamak reactors, and to identify physics and technology areas with the highest leverage for achieving the best tokamak reactor. Four ARIES visions are currently planned for the ARIES program. The ARIES-1 design is a DT-burning reactor based on modest'' extrapolations from the present tokamak physics database and relies on either existing technology or technology for which trends are already in place, often in programs outside fusion. ARIES-2 and ARIES-4 are DT-burning reactors which will employ potential advances in physics. The ARIES-2 and ARIES-4 designs employ the same plasma core but have two distinct fusion power core designs; ARIES-2 utilize the lithium as the coolant and breeder and vanadium alloys as the structural material while ARIES-4 utilizes helium is the coolant, solid tritium breeders, and SiC composite as the structural material. Lastly, the ARIES-3 is a conceptual D-{sup 3}He reactor. During the period Dec. 1, 1990 to Nov. 31, 1991, most of the ARIES activity has been directed toward completing the technical work for the ARIES-3 design and documenting the results and findings. We have also completed the documentation for the ARIES-1 design and presented the results in various meetings and conferences. During the last quarter, we have initiated the scoping phase for ARIES-2 and ARIES-4 designs.

• Research Organization: California Univ., Los Angeles, CA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: FG03-86ER52126
• OSTI ID: 5988075
• Report Number(s): DOE/ER/52126-T1; ON: DE92003760
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700400* -- Fusion Technology-- (1992-)
CHARGED PARTICLES
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES
DESIGN
DOCUMENT TYPES
FIRST WALL
HELIUM ASH
HELIUM IONS
IONS
MATERIALS
PROGRESS REPORT
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR MATERIALS
THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS
TOKAMAK DEVICES