Tokamak and spherical tokamak research in Japan

Y. Takase; M. Kikuchi; T. Maekawa; M. Matsukawa; M. Nagata; S. Nishio; Y. Ono; K. N. Sato; K. Tobita

doi:10.13182/fst07-a1311

Tokamak and spherical tokamak research in Japan

Y. Takase, M. Kikuchi, T. Maekawa, M. Matsukawa, M. Nagata, S. Nishio, Y. Ono, K. N. Sato, K. Tobita

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Japanese tokamak and spherical tokamak (ST) research programs are described. Tokamak research will focus on steady state high β(β _N = 3.5-5.5) research on JT-60SA (formerly NCT) in support of ITER and DEMO. JT-60SA will also serve as the Satellite Tokamak under the JA-EU Broader Approach framework. ST research has been reorganized as the All-Japan ST Research Program, aiming for creative and innovative research focused on ultra-high β and ultra-long pulse regimes. Results of plasma start-up, RF heating, and plasma merging/ reconnection experiments are summarized. Prospects of contribution of low aspect ratio tokamaks to fusion energy development, are presented.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	46-51
Number of pages	6
Journal	Fusion Science and Technology
Volume	51
Issue number	2 T.
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.13182/fst07-a1311
Publication status	Published - 2007 Feb
Externally published	Yes

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Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Materials Science(all)
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