Summary of Apollo; A D- sup 3 He tokamak reactor design

Journal Article · Wed Jul 01 00:00:00 EDT 1992 · Fusion Technology; (United States)

OSTI ID:7205590

Kulcinski, G L; Blanchard, T P; El-Guebaly, L A; Emert, G A; Khater, H Y; Maynard, C W; Mogahed, E A; Santarius, J F; Sawan, M E; Sviatoslavsky, I N; Wittenberg, L J ^[1]

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1. Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI (United States). Fusion Technology Inst.

In this paper, the key features of Apollo, a conceptual D-{sup 3}He tokamak reactor for commercial electricity production, are summarized. The 1000-MW (electric) design utilizes direct conversion of transport, neutron, and bremsstrahlung radiation power. The direct conversion method uses reactants, and the thermal conversion cycle uses an organic coolant. Apollo operates in the first-stability regime, with a major radius of 7.89 m, a peak magnetic field on the toroidal field coils of 19.3 T, a 53-MA plasma current, and a 6.7% beta value. The low neutron production of the D-{sup 3}He fuel cycle greatly reduces the radiation damage rate and allows a full-lifetime first wall and structure made of standard steels with only slight modifications to reduce activation levels.

• OSTI ID: 7205590
• Journal Information: Fusion Technology; (United States), Vol. 21:4; ISSN 0748-1896
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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