Title :
Plasma and current drive parameter options for a megawatt range fusion neutron source
Author :
Kuteev, B.V. ; Borisov, A.A. ; Golikov, A.A. ; Khripunov, V.I. ; Lukash, V.E. ; Popova, E.V. ; Savrukhin, P.V. ; Goncharov, P.R. ; Sergeev, V.Yu. ; Gryaznevich, M.
Author_Institution :
RRC Kurchatov Inst., Moscow, Russia
Abstract :
Tokamak-based MW-range fusion neutron sources are needed for the development of innovative neutron technologies, mainly for the control of sub-critical active zones of fast nuclear reactors, for closing the nuclear fuel cycle, for neutron research purposes and also for nuclear technologies relevant to DEMO. In this paper a possibility of reducing the tokamak size while achieving steady-state plasma discharges with the fusion power up to 10 MW is discussed. It is assumed that the total auxiliary heating and current drive power does not exceed 15 MW and the total power consumption is below 30 MW. The possible parameter options and operation scenarios are described.
Keywords :
Tokamak devices; fusion reactor ignition; fusion reactor operation; neutron sources; plasma heating; plasma simulation; DEMO; auxiliary heating; current drive parameter; fast nuclear reactors; fusion power; megawatt range fusion neutron source; nuclear fuel cycle; plasma simulation; steady-state plasma discharges; subcritical active zones; tokamak size; Costs; Fission reactors; Magnetic flux; Magnetic shielding; Neutrons; Plasma sources; Steady-state; Superconducting coils; Tokamaks; Toroidal magnetic fields; fusion neutron source; steady state operation; tokamak;
Conference_Titel :
Fusion Engineering, 2009. SOFE 2009. 23rd IEEE/NPSS Symposium on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2635-5
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-2636-2
DOI :
10.1109/FUSION.2009.5226382
