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Fusion Energy
This division promotes the development and timely introduction of fusion energy as a sustainable energy source with favorable economic, environmental, and safety attributes. The division cooperates with other organizations on common issues of multidisciplinary fusion science and technology, conducts professional meetings, and disseminates technical information in support of these goals. Members focus on the assessment and resolution of critical developmental issues for practical fusion energy applications.
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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.
S. Krat, A. Prishvitsyn, A. Alieva, N. Efimov, E. Vinitskiy, D. Ulasevich, A. Izarova, F. Podolyako, A. Belov, A. Meshcheryakov, J. Ongena, N. Kharchev, A. Chernenko, R. Khayrutdinov, V. Lukash, D. Sinelnikov, D. Bulgadaryan, I. Sorokin, K. Gubskiy, A. Kaziev, D. Kolodko, V. Tumarkin, A. Isakova, A. Grunin, L. Begrambekov, R. Voskoboinikov, A. Melnikov
Fusion Science and Technology | Volume 79 | Number 4 | May 2023 | Pages 446-464
Technical Paper | doi.org/10.1080/15361055.2022.2149033
Articles are hosted by Taylor and Francis Online.
An overview of the MEPhIST-0 educational and research small-scale spherical tokamak project is presented including the vacuum vessel, magnetic field systems, and diagnostics. In contrast to other small machines, it is an advanced tokamak with D-shaped plasma equipped with an electron-cyclotron resonance pre-ionization system for plasma startup and an ion-cyclotron resonance system for plasma heating and wall conditioning. The design choices taken are discussed from the perspective of a primarily educational installation. The machine design is simplified while remaining relevant to larger devices. First plasma results obtained in 2021 are presented.
