• DocumentCode
    2940274
  • Title

    Configuration and maintenance options for low aspect ratio tokamaks

  • Author

    Wang, X.R. ; Najmabadi, F. ; Tillack, M.S. ; Malang, S.

  • Author_Institution
    Fusion Energy Res. Energy Program, California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1997
  • fDate
    6-10 Oct 1997
  • Firstpage
    1056
  • Abstract
    The configuration and maintenance procedures for a power plant based on a low-aspect ratio (LAR) tokamak are likely to be very different than a “standard tokamak”. Power plants with aspect ratios In the range or 1.4-1.6 and plasma elongation of ~3 have been examined to better understand the unique advantages and disadvantages of this concept, and to determine whether they are capable of meeting the top-level goals for availability and maintainability which are so important for the overall attractiveness of a fusion power plant
  • Keywords
    Tokamak devices; fusion reactor design; nuclear reactor maintenance; configuration; low aspect ratio tokamaks; maintenance; plasma elongation; Bridges; Coils; Connectors; Coolants; Copper; Cranes; Leg; Stress; Tokamaks; US Department of Energy;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Fusion Engineering, 1997. 17th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
  • Conference_Location
    San Diego, CA
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-4226-7
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/FUSION.1997.687806
  • Filename
    687806