Looking beyond ITER: Toroidal concept improvement
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) will demonstrate ignition and undertake fusion reactor systems integration and testing. Its design will be based upon relatively conservative physics assumptions. More attractive reactor configurations than those based upon ITER physics and the ITER configuration appear possible. The Toroidal Physics Experiment (TPX) will study tokamak behavior under a variety of conditions which may allow operation of improved combinations of beta, transport, and recirculating power. However, TPX still retains a configuration similar to ITER. Two alternative approaches appear interesting, based upon recent experimental results: the very low aspect ratio tokamak, or spherical torus, and the stellarator.
- Research Organization:
- Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC05-84OR21400
- OSTI ID:
- 6379684
- Report Number(s):
- CONF-9301106-1; ON: DE93012762
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Fusion Power Associates annual meeting, La Jolla, CA (United States), 28-29 Jan 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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