Stellarator
A toroidal magnetic confinement device that uses external coils to generate both toroidal and poloidal fields, avoiding the need for a driven plasma current. Wendelstein 7-X is a modern example.
Verified Primary Sources
- → LANL EconomicalFusionPower 2017 (p. 2) — 2017 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL EconomicalFusionPower 2017 (p. 3) — 2017 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL Hsu Economical Fusion 2017 (p. 2) — 2017 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
- → LANL Hsu Economical Fusion 2017 (p. 3) — 2017 — Los Alamos National Laboratory
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Timeline Mentions (8)
Project Sherwood declassified at Geneva Conference
Fusion research declassified at 2nd Atoms for Peace conference. Sherwood becomes CTR program.
Ninth IAEA Conference on Plasma Physics
The Ninth International Conference on Plasma Physics and Controlled Nuclear Fusion Research is held in Baltimore, Maryland, focusing on Tokamak experiments and plasma heating.
Cancellation of Terrestrial Alternate Confinement Programs
Alternate confinement programs for terrestrial fusion applications are cancelled, leaving a gap in non-tokamak research.
DIII-D Five-Year Plan Initiation
General Atomics implemented the 1993 Five-Year DIII-D Plan, establishing the context for Advanced Tokamak research and facility improvements.
DIII-D Five-Year Program Plan (1999-2003)
General Atomics released a comprehensive plan for the DIII-D National Fusion Facility, focusing on Advanced Tokamak operating scenarios and paths to ITER.
PJMIF Concept Origin
The plasma-jet-driven magneto-inertial fusion (PJMIF) concept originates at Los Alamos National Laboratory as a hybrid MCF/ICF model.
Bussard Polywell WB-8 (2009-2015): Navy-funded, beta-one conditions achieved, p-B11 aneutronic, EMC2/China Lake — orb confinement geometry
Navy-funded Polywell at EMC2. WB-8 achieved β=1 (plasma pressure = magnetic pressure). p-B11 aneutronic fuel. Polyhedral cusp confinement = orb internal structure (Forbes). Went quiet after 2015.
W7-X Stellarator Collaboration
LANL team participates in the 'One Team' control room operations for the W7-X stellarator in Germany.