MINIMARS: an attractive small tandem mirror fusion reactor

Conference · Wed Nov 13 04:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:6072665

Perkins, L J; Logan, B G; Doggett, J N; Devoto, R S; Nelson, W D; Lousteau, D C; Kulcinski, G L; Santarius, J F; Gordon, J D; Campbell, R B

Through the innovative design of a novel end plug scheme employing octopole MHD stabilization, we present the conceptual design of ''MIMIMARS'', a small commercial fusion reactor based on the tandem mirror principle. The current baseline for MINIMARS has a net electric output of 600 MWe and we have configured the design for short construction times, factory-built modules, inherently safe blanket systems, and multiplexing in station sizes of approx. 600 to 2400 MWe. We demonstrate that the compact octopole end cell provides a number of advantages over the more conventional quadrupole (yin-yang) end cell encountered in the MARS tandem mirror reactor study, and enables ignition to be achieved with much shorter central cell lengths. Accordingly, being economic in small sizes, MINIMARS provides an attractive alternative to the more conventional larger conceptual fusion reactors encountered to date, and would contribute significantly to the lowering of utility financial risk in a developing fusion economy.

• Research Organization: Lawrence Livermore National Lab., CA (USA); Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA); Wisconsin Univ., Madison (USA); TRW Energy Development Group, Redondo Beach, CA (USA); General Dynamics Corp., Fort Worth, TX (USA). Convair Aerospace Div.; Argonne National Lab., IL (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-48
• OSTI ID: 6072665
• Report Number(s): UCRL-92631; CONF-851102-44; ON: DE86003479
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY
700200* -- Fusion Energy-- Fusion Power Plant Technology
BREEDING BLANKETS
DESIGN
MAGNETIC MIRRORS
OPEN PLASMA DEVICES
POWER RANGE 100-1000 MW
REACTOR COMPONENTS
REACTOR SAFETY
SAFETY
SIZE
TANDEM MIRRORS
THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES