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Operating point selection and burn stability control for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

Description

The selection and burn stability control of near-ignited operating points for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) are considered. It is suggested that high density (n ∼ 6-10 keV) operating points are preferred from considerations of proximity to magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) stability limits, divertor operation, and fueling even though those points are intrinsically thermally unstable. Results from simple 0-D transport simulations suggest that these operating points can be effectively stabilized at Q > 50 if neutral beam feedback based on total neutron flux measurements is employed. 10 refs., 4 figs

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MF available from INIS under the Report Number; Available from NTIS, PC A02/MF A01 as DE90002219; OSTI; INIS; US Govt. Printing Office Dep.

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Publishing Information

Imprint Pagination
5 p.
Report number
UCRL--101947

Conference

Title
13. international symposium on fusion engineering.
Dates
2-6 Oct 1989.
Place
Knoxville, TN (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
21016434
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL; ITER TOKAMAK; MHD EQUILIBRIUM; OPERATION; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; PLASMA INSTABILITY
Descriptors DEC
CLOSED PLASMA DEVICES; CONFINEMENT; EQUILIBRIUM; INSTABILITY; THERMONUCLEAR DEVICES; TOKAMAK DEVICES

Optional Information

Contract/Grant/Project number
Contract W-7405-ENG-48
Secondary number(s)
CONF-891007--43.