The spherical Tokamak path to fusion power - Revisited

A. Sykes; M. P. Gryaznevich; D. Kingham; A. E. Costley; J. Hugill; G. Smith; P. Buxton; K. Gibson; H. R. Wilson; S. Ball; S. Chappell; Z. Melhem

doi:10.1109/SOFE.2013.6635358

The spherical Tokamak path to fusion power - Revisited

A. Sykes, M. P. Gryaznevich, D. Kingham, A. E. Costley, J. Hugill, G. Smith, P. Buxton, K. Gibson, H. R. Wilson, S. Ball, S. Chappell, Z. Melhem

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Abstract

In their pioneering paper [1] Stambaugh et al developed the Peng-Hicks concept [2] of a fusion reactor based on a solid copper centre-post Spherical Tokamak (ST). Using the promising results from the START experiment [3], they produced a vision for a path to Fusion Power. This path had two elements: the ability to produce high fusion gain from an ST, and equally importantly, the ability to demonstrate this in a small (and therefore low cost) pilot plant device. In this paper we review various attempts to pursue this vision, and try to elucidate why success has not yet been achieved. However we show that the advent of high temperature superconductors (HTS) may overcome some of the problems, and we suggest a revised version of the small, low entry cost route to Fusion Power.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SOFE.2013.6635358
State	Published - 2013
Externally published	Yes
Event	2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013 - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Jun 10 2013 → Jun 14 2013

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Name	2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013

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Conference	2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	06/10/13 → 06/14/13

Keywords

High Temperature Superconductor
Spherical Tokamak
power plant

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Sykes, A., Gryaznevich, M. P., Kingham, D., Costley, A. E., Hugill, J., Smith, G., Buxton, P., Gibson, K., Wilson, H. R., Ball, S., Chappell, S., & Melhem, Z. (2013). The spherical Tokamak path to fusion power - Revisited. In 2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013 Article 6635358 (2013 IEEE 25th Symposium on Fusion Engineering, SOFE 2013). https://doi.org/10.1109/SOFE.2013.6635358

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