METIS is a numerical code aiming at fast full tokamak plasma analyses and predictions. It
combines 0D scaling-law normalised heat and particle transport with 1D current diffusion …

This paper revisits a number of key aspects of plasma initiation, aiming to clarify concepts,
provide definitions and improve understanding, in view of ITER First Plasma operation. It …

The ITER plasma control system (PCS) has successfully completed its final design for the
first plasma (FP) and engineering operations (EOs) phase and plant system commissioning …

ITER will demonstrate the feasibility of burning plasma operation by operating DT plasmas
in the ELMy H-mode regime with a high ratio of fusion power gain Q~ 10. 15 MA ITER …

To improve our understanding of the dynamics and control of ITER terminations, a study has
been carried out on data from existing tokamaks. The aim of this joint analysis is to compare …

A concept for the generation of the trigger for the ITER disruption mitigation system is
described in this paper. The issuing of the trigger will be the result of a complex decision …

To ensure optimal plasma performance at high Q fus for the baseline scenario foreseen for
ITER, the fuelling requirements, in particular for non-stationary phases, need to be assessed …

Abstract The US Fusion Energy Sciences Advisory Committee was charged “to identify the
most promising transformative enabling capabilities (TEC) for the US to pursue that could …

In this paper we propose a model-free approach to stabilize vertical unstable plasmas in
tokamak devices. The approach relies on the extremum seeking algorithm and on averaging …

Abstract ITER First Plasma (FP) operation aims to produce a plasma with current higher than
100 kA for a duration longer than 100 ms. However, the low values of plasma density and …