Title :
A compact reversed shear tokamak reactor sustained by beam driven currents
Author :
Okano, K. ; Asaoka, Y. ; Hatayama, A. ; Hiwatari, R. ; Inoue, N. ; Ishikawa, T. ; Murakami, Y. ; Ogawa, Y. ; Tokimatsu, K. ; Tamabechi, K. ; Yamamoto, T. ; Yoshida, T.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Inst. of Electr. Power Ind., Komae, Japan
Abstract :
A concept of cost competitive fusion reactor (CREST-1), based on a beam generated reversed shear equilibrium, is described. The driver optimization study shows that an NBI system with assistance of an RF system results in high flexibility in the operation, while the fully beam driven operation (without RF) is also possible. The flexibility in the operation parameters makes a partial load operation possible, which will be an important feature as a commercial reactor
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fusion reactor design; plasma beam injection heating; CREST-1; NBI system; RF system; beam driven currents; reversed shear equilibrium; reversed shear tokamak; Costs; Fusion power generation; Fusion reactors; Inductors; Magnetohydrodynamics; Plasma measurements; Plasma stability; Power engineering and energy; Power generation economics; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4226-7
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1997.687803
