Title :
Starlite economics: requirements and methods
Author_Institution :
California Univ., San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
fDate :
30 Sep-5 Oct 1995
Abstract :
Methods for the projection of future fusion costs are summarized in the context of the ongoing U.S. Starlite tokamak demonstration (Demo) power plant study. Particular emphasis is made on the distinctions between projected Demo and commercial costs and the impacts of economic issues on the conceptual design of the Starlite Demo and the prospects for future fusion competitiveness
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; costing; economics; fusion reactor design; fusion reactors; Demo power plant; Starlite economics; Starlite tokamak demonstration; economic issues; future fusion competitiveness; future fusion costs; Costs; Couplings; Economic forecasting; Environmental economics; Power engineering and energy; Power generation; Power generation economics; Public policy; Safety; Tokamaks;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 1995. SOFE '95. Seeking a New Energy Era., 16th IEEE/NPSS Symposium
Conference_Location :
Champaign, IL
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-2969-4
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.1995.534430
