OPERATION AND CONTROL OF ITER PLASMAS

摘要

Features incorporated in the design of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)rntokamak and its ancillary and plasma diagnostic systems that will facilitate operation and control of ignitedrnand/or high-Q DT plasmas are presented. Control methods based upon straight-forward extrapolation ofrntechniques employed in the present generation of tokamaks are found to be adequate and effective for DT plasmarncontrol with burn durations of ≥1000 s. Examples of simulations of key plasma control functions includingrnmagnetic configuration control and fusion burn (power) control are given. The prospects for the creation andrncontrol of steady-state plasmas sustained by non-inductive current drive are also discussed.