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Wendelstein 7-X designing 2-MW gyrotrons to upgrade heating system
The Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) announced yesterday that it is developing 2-MW gyrotrons to be used as the main plasma heating system of the Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X).
W7-X, located at IPP, is currently the largest superconducting stellarator facility in the world. The project conducts research aimed at filling key knowledge and technology gaps for developing a stellarator-based power plant.
Benjamin Allen Baker, Kurt D. Fielding, Jacob E. Hansen, Tanner Ellsworth
Nuclear Technology | Volume 207 | Number 11 | November 2021 | Pages 1746-1752
Regular Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/00295450.2020.1833621
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The Transient Reactor Test (TREAT) facility recently replaced the automatic reactor control system (ARCS). This paper discusses some of the enhancements that were made during the ARCS replacement such as calculations to take into account the nonadiabatic effects and increasing the dynamic range for power and period indication. This paper also discusses upgrades that had been planned but were unable to implemented and potential upgrades for the future.