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Recent years have seen growing global interest in nuclear energy and rising confidence in the sector. For the first time since the early 2000s, there is renewed optimism about the industry’s future. This change is driven by several major factors: geopolitical developments that highlight the need for secure energy supplies, a stronger focus on resilient energy systems, national commitments to decarbonization, and rising demand for clean and reliable electricity.
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Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 30 | Number 3 | December 1996 | Pages 1222-1225
Fusion Magnet Systems | doi.org/10.13182/FST96-A11963115
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Among the useful properties of a high TC superconductor (HTSC), the pinning effect included in these properties is considered effective one to reduce a plasma instability in the tokamak reactor. This is because the magnetic flux lines produced by plasma current are trapped in the pinning centers, and the trapping force reduces its motion. However, a proper operating scenario of plasma current ramp-up phase is necessary to achieve a practical stabilizing effect,
This paper proposes an operating scenario of plasma start-up for the purpose of optimizing the stabilization method of tokamak plasma by using the HTSC. The operating scenario was designed by introducing several compensation coils. According to computed results, this operating scenario has fully feasibility.