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From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant
Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the early 2030s. And the plans don’t end there. CFS wants to deploy “thousands” of fusion power plants capable of accelerating a global energy transition.
X. R. Wang, S. Malang, A. R. Raffray, ARIES Team
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 52 | Number 3 | October 2007 | Pages 417-421
Technical Paper | The Technology of Fusion Energy - Experimental Devices and Advanced Designs | doi.org/10.13182/FST07-A1523
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As part of the ARIES-CS study, the machine configuration design, including the power core components and attachment, the coil supporting structure, the cryostats and the vacuum vessel, is developed in close integration with the chosen port maintenance scheme. This paper summarizes the major features of the configuration design and maintenance of the ARIES-CS power plant.
