Published 1986 | Version v1
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Spherical torus (ST) concept and its reactor implications

Description

A brief description of the spherical torus design is given. The design concept includes resistive demountable toroidal field coils, poloidal divertor for impurity control, oscillating-field current maintenance, RF initiation and ramp-up of the plasma current, and flowing liquid-metal breeding blanket. 4 refs., 6 figs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE86006090.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
6 p.
Report number
CONF-860137--2

Conference

Title
Specialists' meeting on tokamak concept innovations.
Dates
13-17 Jan 1986.
Place
Vienna (Austria).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
17060756
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ASPECT RATIO; BREEDING BLANKETS; COST; DIVERTORS; MAGNETIC ISLANDS; SPECIFICATIONS; SPHEROMAK DEVICES
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; MAGNETIC FIELD CONFIGURATIONS; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES