Recent advances in EAST physics experiments in support of steady-state operation for ITER and CFETR

BN Wan, Y Liang, XZ Gong, N Xiang, GS Xu… - Nuclear …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Since the last IAEA Fusion Energy Conference in 2016, the EAST physics experiments have
been developed further in support of high-performance steady-state operation for ITER and …

A sustained high-temperature fusion plasma regime facilitated by fast ions

H Han, SJ Park, C Sung, J Kang, YH Lee, J Chung… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Nuclear fusion is one of the most attractive alternatives to carbon-dependent energy
sources. Harnessing energy from nuclear fusion in a large reactor scale, however, still …

Feedforward beta control in the KSTAR tokamak by deep reinforcement learning

J Seo, YS Na, B Kim, CY Lee, MS Park, SJ Park… - Nuclear …, 2021 - iopscience.iop.org
In this work, we address a new feedforward control scheme for the normalized beta (β N) in
tokamak plasmas, using the deep reinforcement learning (RL) technique. The deep RL …

Physics design of CFETR: determination of the device engineering parameters

B Wan, S Ding, J Qian, G Li, B Xiao… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) based on the tokamak approach with
superconducting magnet technology is envisioned to provide 200-MW fusion power and …

Development of an operation trajectory design algorithm for control of multiple 0D parameters using deep reinforcement learning in KSTAR

J Seo, YS Na, B Kim, CY Lee, MS Park, SJ Park… - Nuclear …, 2022 - iopscience.iop.org
This work develops an artificially intelligent (AI) tokamak operation design algorithm that
provides an adequate operation trajectory to control multiple plasma parameters …

Modelling and experiment to stabilize disruptive tearing modes in the ITER baseline scenario in DIII-D

F Turco, TC Luce, W Boyes, JM Hanson… - Nuclear Fusion, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
The achievement of high gain, stationary conditions in a tokamak scenario aimed at
producing fusion energy in the ITER Project is crucial to the demonstration that this form of …

[HTML][HTML] Flexible, integrated modeling of tokamak stability, transport, equilibrium, and pedestal physics

BC Lyons, J McClenaghan, T Slendebroek… - Physics of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
The STEP (Stability, Transport, Equilibrium, and Pedestal) integrated-modeling tool has
been developed in OMFIT to predict stable, tokamak equilibria self-consistently with core …

Turbulence stabilization in tokamak plasmas with high population of fast ions

D Kim, SJ Park, GJ Choi, YW Cho, J Kang, H Han… - Nuclear …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
This letter provides a new physical insight into the fast ion effects on turbulence in plasmas
having a high fast ion fraction and peaked fast ion density profile. We elucidate turbulence …

Assessment of the baseline scenario at q95~ 3 for ITER

ACC Sips, J Schweinzer, TC Luce, S Wolfe… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract The International Tokamak Physics Activity topical group on integrated operational
scenarios has compiled a database of stationary H-mode discharges at q 95~ 3 from AUG, C …

Innovations in Technology and Science R&D for ITER

DJ Campbell, T Akiyama, R Barnsley, M Bassan… - Journal of Fusion …, 2019 - Springer
ITER is a critical step in the development of fusion energy: its role is to confirm the feasibility
of exploiting magnetic confinement fusion for the production of energy for peaceful purposes …