A conceptual steady state tokamak reactor with passive current generation

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Authors

J. Johner · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

I. Fidone · Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique et aux Énergies Alternatives

Abstract

Current generation in a tokamak reactor using synchrotron radiation and the bootstrap effect is considered. It is found that for sufficiently high temperatures, the total current generated by these passive drivers is sufficient to permit continuous operation with parameters satisfying the density and beta limitations as well as the thermal balance requirements.

Topics & Keywords

Magnetic confinement fusion research Fusion materials and technologies Laser-Plasma Interactions and Diagnostics

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Affordable and clean energy

Publication Details

Published in: Nuclear Fusion

Volume 29, Issue 3, pp. 449-464

DOI: 10.1088/0029-5515/29/3/008

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