The ARIES-I high-field Tokamak reactor: design-point determination and parametric studies

The multi-institutional Advanced Reactor Innovation and Evaluation Study (ARIES) has examined the physics, technology, safety, and economic issues associated with the conceptual design of a tokamak magnetic-fusion reactor. The ARIES-I variant envisions a deuterium-tritium (D-T) fueled device based on advanced superconducting coil, blanket, and power-conversion technologies and a modest extrapolation of existing tokamak physics. Key aspects of the ARIES-I physics model are summarized, and the engineering and costing models are discussed. Results of parametric studies leading to the identification of a design point to be subjected to detailed analysis and integration as well as to characterize the ARIES-I operating space are presented