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A Review of Fusion and Tokamak Research Towards Steady-State Operation: A JAEA Contribution

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  • Mitsuru Kikuchi

    (Japan Atomic Energy Agency/ 311-0193, Naka Fusion Institute, Mukoyama 801-1, Naka-city, Ibaraki, Japan)

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Providing a historical overview of 50 years of fusion research, a review of the fundamentals and concepts of fusion and research efforts towards the implementation of a steady state tokamak reactor is presented. In 1990, a steady-state tokamak reactor (SSTR) best utilizing the bootstrap current was developed. Since then, significant efforts have been made in major tokamaks, including JT-60U, exploring advanced regimes relevant to the steady state operation of tokamaks. In this paper, the fundamentals of fusion and plasma confinement, and the concepts and research on current drive and MHD stability of advanced tokamaks towards realization of a steady-state tokamak reactor are reviewed, with an emphasis on the contributions of the JAEA. Finally, a view of fusion energy utilization in the 21st century is introduced.

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  • Mitsuru Kikuchi, 2010. "A Review of Fusion and Tokamak Research Towards Steady-State Operation: A JAEA Contribution," Energies, MDPI, vol. 3(11), pages 1-49, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:3:y:2010:i:11:p:1741-1789:d:10171
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    1. Alessandro Lampasi & Giuseppe Maffia & Franco Alladio & Luca Boncagni & Federica Causa & Edmondo Giovannozzi & Luigi Andrea Grosso & Alessandro Mancuso & Paolo Micozzi & Valerio Piergotti & Giuliano R, 2016. "Progress of the Plasma Centerpost for the PROTO-SPHERA Spherical Tokamak," Energies, MDPI, vol. 9(7), pages 1-24, June.
    2. Alessandro Lampasi & Filippo Burini & Giuseppe Taddia & Sandro Tenconi & Makoto Matsukawa & Katsuhiro Shimada & Luca Novello & Antti Jokinen & Pietro Zito, 2018. "Installation, Commissioning and Tests of Four Fast Switching Units of up to 20 kA for the JT-60SA Nuclear Fusion Experiment," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-21, April.

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    fusion; tokamak; steady-state;
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