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

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...

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Main Author: Mitsuru Kikuchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2010-11-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/3/11/1741/