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Economic comparison of MHD equilibrium options for advanced steady state tokamak power plants

Authors :
Charles G. Bathke
T. K. Mau
Farrokh Najmabadi
David A. Ehst
Stephen Jardin
Robert A. Krakowski
C.E. Kessel
Source :
Nuclear Fusion. 38:13-29
Publication Year :
1998
Publisher :
IOP Publishing, 1998.

Abstract

Progress in theory and in tokamak experiments leads to questions of the optimal development path for commercial tokamak power plants. The economic prospects of future designs are compared for several tokamak operating modes: (high poloidal beta) first stability, second stability and reverse shear. Using a simplified economic model and selecting uniform engineering performance parameters, this comparison emphasizes the different physics characteristics - stability and non-inductive current drive - of the various equilibria. The reverse shear mode of operation is shown to offer the lowest cost of electricity for future power plants.

Details

ISSN :
00295515
Volume :
38
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Nuclear Fusion
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........3bfc8abc8d8b4bbaa8b29ac3b8dd8137
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1088/0029-5515/38/1/302