PHYSICS ANALYSIS OF THE TIBER-II ENGINEERING TEST REACTOR.

N. A. Uckan; W. A. Houlberg; S. E. Attenberger; R. A. Dory; D. A. Spong; J. S. Tolliver; J. Sheffield

PHYSICS ANALYSIS OF THE TIBER-II ENGINEERING TEST REACTOR.

N. A. Uckan, W. A. Houlberg, S. E. Attenberger, R. A. Dory, D. A. Spong, J. S. Tolliver, J. Sheffield

Plasma Theory and Modeling

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Confinement capability, burn characteristics, heating and fueling requirements, and fast-alpha particle effects are assessed for the TIBER-II engineering test reactor (ETR). Confinement predictions for a wide variety of empirical scaling laws show that ignition in TIBER-II (or similar ETR-like devices) is marginal at 10 MA, whereas the design goal to achieve noninductively driven, steady-state burn with Q greater than 5 can easily be attained. Operation at the higher plasma currents being discussed for ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) or the attainment of higher density limits and/or favorable H-mode scalings improves the ignition capability. The use of high-energy neutral beams offers the promise of two important improvements in projected performance: an effective method for noninductive current drive and a means for controlling the current density profile deep within the plasma, as required for stable operation at high beta levels.

Original language	English
Pages	1428-1433
Number of pages	6
State	Published - 1987

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