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Conference on Nuclear Training and Education: A Biennial International Forum (CONTE 2025)
February 3–6, 2025
Amelia Island, FL|Omni Amelia Island Resort
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Christmas Night
Twas the night before Christmas when all through the houseNo electrons were flowing through even my mouse.
All devices were plugged in by the chimney with careWith the hope that St. Nikola Tesla would share.
R. Lowell Reid, Y-K. M. Peng
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 5 | Number 3 | May 1984 | Pages 356-373
Technical Paper | Fusion Reactors | doi.org/10.13182/FST84-A23111
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Parametric studies were conducted using the Fusion Engineering Design Center Tokamak Systems Code to investigate the impact of variation in physics parameters and technology limits on the performance and cost of a low qѱ, high beta, quasi-steady-state tokamak for the purpose of fusion engineering experimentation. The features and characteristics chosen from each study were embodied into a single Advanced Physics Tokamak design for which a self-consistent set of parameters was generated and a value of capital cost was estimated.
