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Fusion energy: Progress, partnerships, and the path to deployment
Over the past decade, fusion energy has moved decisively from scientific aspiration toward a credible pathway to a new energy technology. Thanks to long-term federal support, we have significantly advanced our fundamental understanding of plasma physics—the behavior of the superheated gases at the heart of fusion devices. This knowledge will enable the creation and control of fusion fuel under conditions required for future power plants. Our progress is exemplified by breakthroughs at the National Ignition Facility and the Joint European Torus.
R. J. Hooper, S. S. Kalsi
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 4 | Number 2 | September 1983 | Pages 1341-1345
Magnet Engineering | doi.org/10.13182/FST83-A23042
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The design of resistive copper toroidal field (TF) coils is described for use in a nearterm tokamak fusion device (FED-R). A design requirement on the TF coils is that they contain readily demountable joints to facilitate replacement of components inside the bore of the coil. The coils are fabricated from rectangular window frame plates with 1-m-radius fillets in the inside corners. Each coil contains 17 turns — fabricated from CDA-110 copper plate segments 6.1 em thick. Because of high radiation fluence, a ceramic turn-to-turn insulator is used. The cooling system is sized to accommodate the combined heat loading that results from resistive power dissipation and nuclear heating.