Title :
Physics issues for the Apollo advanced fuel tokamak
Author :
Emmert, G.A. ; Santarius, J.F.
Author_Institution :
Fusion Technol. Inst., Wisconsin Univ., Madison, WI, USA
Abstract :
A scoping study of a commercial D-3He tokamak reactor Apollo, is being discussed. The reactor is currently designed for operation in the first stability regime and utilizes rectennas for direct conversion of synchrotron radiation to electricity coupled with synchrotron current drive. Very low neutron wall loading (0.1 MW/m2 ) is obtained by suitable choice of the fuel mixture. Physics tradeoffs leading to the chosen design point and critical issues including the removal of fusion-generated ash, the need for high wall reflectivity for synchrotron radiation, and current drive are discussed
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fusion reactor theory and design; Apollo advanced fuel tokamak; commercial D-3He tokamak reactor; current drive; design point; direct conversion; electricity; first stability regime; fusion-generated ash; high wall reflectivity; neutron wall loading; rectennas; synchrotron radiation; Couplings; Energy conversion; Fuels; Helium; Inductors; Physics; Rectennas; Stability; Synchrotron radiation; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1989. Proceedings., IEEE Thirteenth Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Knoxville, TN
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1989.102304
