Published November 26, 2009 | Version v1
Journal article

Status of the ITER IC H and CD System

  • 1. ITER Organization, CS 90 046, 13067 Saint-Paul-Lez-Durance (France)
  • 2. ITER India, A29, Sector 25, GIDC, Gandhinagar, Gujarat (India)
  • 3. US ITER Project Office, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, P.O. Box 2008, 1055 CM, MS 6483, Oak Ridge, TN 37831-6483 (United States)
  • 4. Fusion for Energy, Josep Pla 2, 08019 Barcelona (Spain)

Description

The ITER Ion Cyclotron Heating and Current Drive system will deliver 20 MW of radio frequency power to the plasma in quasi continuous operation during the different phases of the experimental programme. The system also has to perform conditioning of the tokamak first wall at low power between main plasma discharges. This broad range of requirements imposes a high flexibility and a high availability. The paper highlights the physics and design requirements on the IC system, the main features of its subsystems, the predicted performance, and the current procurement and installation schedule.

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
AIP Conference Proceedings
Journal Volume
1187
Journal Issue
1
Journal Page Range
p. 265-268
ISSN
0094-243X
CODEN
APCPCS

Conference

Title
18. topical conference on radio frequency power in plasmas
Dates
24-26 Jun 2009
Place
Gent (Belgium)

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)
INIS RN
41071915
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; FIRST WALL; ICR HEATING; IONS; ITER TOKAMAK; NON-INDUCTIVE CURRENT DRIVE; OPERATION; PERFORMANCE; PLASMA; PLASMA DIAGNOSTICS; PLASMA PRODUCTION; RF SYSTEMS
Descriptors DEC
CHARGED PARTICLES; CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; HEATING; HIGH-FREQUENCY HEATING; PLASMA HEATING; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; THERMONUCLEAR REACTOR WALLS; THERMONUCLEAR REACTORS; TOKAMAK DEVICES; TOKAMAK TYPE REACTORS

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(c) 2009 American Institute of Physics