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Improvement of the tokamak concept

Abstract

Improvement of the tokamak concept is highly desirable to reduce the size and capital cost of a device able to ignite to increase the plasma pressure, i.e. the power density to reduce the cost of electricity, and to increase the fraction of bootstrap current to render the tokamak compatible with continuous operation. The most important results obtained in this field are summarized, and the options are shown which are still open and explored by the various experiments. Various effects of the plasma shaping are discussed, plasma configurations with both high {beta}{sub N} and H{sub G} are explored, and the issues of stable steady state and of the plasma edge are briefly discussed. (R.P.). 65 refs., 2 tabs.
Authors:
Publication Date:
Dec 31, 1994
Product Type:
Conference
Report Number:
EUR-CEA-FC-1526; CONF-9408189-
Reference Number:
SCA: 700412; PA: AIX-28:016718; EDB-97:031515; SN: 97001732170
Resource Relation:
Conference: ISPP workshop on tokamak concept improvement, Varenna (Italy), 29 Aug - 3 Sep 1994; Other Information: PBD: 1994; Related Information: Is Part Of Contribution of the association EURATOM-CEA to the international workshop on tokamak concept improvement; Laurent, L.; Moreau, D.; Tonon, G.; PB: 45 p.
Subject:
70 PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION; TOKAMAK DEVICES; BOOTSTRAP CURRENT; POWER DENSITY; CAPITALIZED COST; PLASMA PRESSURE; STEADY-STATE FUSION REACTORS
OSTI ID:
425013
Research Organizations:
Association Euratom-CEA, Centre d`Etudes Nucleaires de Cadarache, 13 - Saint-Paul-lez-Durance (France). Dept. de Recherches sur la Fusion Controlee
Country of Origin:
France
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ON: DE97613566; TRN: FR9601637016718
Availability:
INIS; OSTI as DE97613566
Submitting Site:
FRN
Size:
pp. 1-14
Announcement Date:
Feb 14, 1997

Citation Formats

Laurent, L. Improvement of the tokamak concept. France: N. p., 1994. Web.
Laurent, L. Improvement of the tokamak concept. France.
Laurent, L. 1994. "Improvement of the tokamak concept." France.
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