Overview of the SPARC tokamak

A. J. Creely; M. J. Greenwald; S. B. Ballinger; D. Brunner; J. Canik; J. Doody; T. Fülöp; D. T. Garnier; R. Granetz; T. K. Gray; C. Holland; N. T. Howard; J. W. Hughes; J. H. Irby; V. A. Izzo; G. J. Kramer; A. Q. Kuang; B. LaBombard; Y. Lin; B. Lipschultz; N. C. Logan; J. D. Lore; E. S. Marmar; K. Montes; R. T. Mumgaard; C. Paz-Soldan; C. Rea; M. L. Reinke; P. Rodriguez-Fernandez; K. Särkimäki; F. Sciortino; S. D. Scott; A. Snicker; P. B. Snyder; B. N. Sorbom; R. Sweeney; R. A. Tinguely; E. A. Tolman; M. Umansky; O. Vallhagen; J. Varje; D. G. Whyte; J. C. Wright; S. J. Wukitch; J. Zhu; SPARC Team

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Overview of the SPARC tokamak

A. J. Creely, M. J. Greenwald, S. B. Ballinger, D. Brunner, J. Canik, J. Doody, T. Fülöp, D. T. Garnier, R. Granetz, T. K. Gray, …

Journal of plasma physics, Vol.86(5), 865860502

10/01/2020

DOI: 10.1017/S0022377820001257

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Abstract

The SPARC tokamak is a critical next step towards commercial fusion energy. SPARC is designed as a high-field (B0 = 12.2 T), compact (R0 = 1.85 m, a = 0.57 m), superconducting, D-T tokamak with the goal of producing fusion gain Q > 2 from a magnetically confined fusion plasma for the first time. Currently under design, SPARC will continue the high-field path of the Alcator series of tokamaks, utilizing new magnets based on rare earth barium copper oxide high-temperature superconductors to achieve high performance in a compact device. The goal of Q > 2 is achievable with conservative physics assumptions (H98,y2 = 0.7) and, with the nominal assumption of H98,y2 = 1, SPARC is projected to attain Q ≈ 11 and Pfusion ≈ 140 MW. SPARC will therefore constitute a unique platform for burning plasma physics research with high density (⟨ne⟩≈3×1020 m−3), high temperature ( ⟨Te⟩≈7 keV)and high power density (Pfusion/Vplasma ≈ 7 MW m−3) relevant to fusion power plants. SPARC’s place in the path to commercial fusion energy, its parameters and the current status of SPARC design work are presented. This work also describes the basis for global performance projections and summarizes some of the physics analysis that is presented in greater detail in the companion articles of this collection.

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Title: Subtitle: Overview of the SPARC tokamak
Creators: A. J. Creely - Boston Fusion
M. J. Greenwald - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. B. Ballinger - Plasma Technology
D. Brunner - Boston Fusion
J. Canik - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
J. Doody - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
T. Fülöp - Chalmers University of Technology
D. T. Garnier - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R. Granetz - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
T. K. Gray - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
C. Holland - University of California San Diego
N. T. Howard - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. W. Hughes - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. H. Irby - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
V. A. Izzo - Fiat Lux
G. J. Kramer - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
A. Q. Kuang - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. LaBombard - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Y. Lin - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
B. Lipschultz - University of York
N. C. Logan - Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
J. D. Lore - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
E. S. Marmar - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
K. Montes - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
R. T. Mumgaard - Boston Fusion
C. Paz-Soldan - General Atomics
C. Rea - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. L. Reinke - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
P. Rodriguez-Fernandez - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
K. Särkimäki - Chalmers University of Technology
F. Sciortino - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. D. Scott - Boston Fusion
A. Snicker - Aalto University
P. B. Snyder - General Atomics
B. N. Sorbom - Boston Fusion
R. Sweeney - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
R. A. Tinguely - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
E. A. Tolman - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
M. Umansky - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
O. Vallhagen - Chalmers University of Technology
J. Varje - Aalto University
D. G. Whyte - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. C. Wright - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
S. J. Wukitch - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
J. Zhu - Massachusetts Institute of Technology
SPARC Team
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of plasma physics, Vol.86(5), 865860502
DOI: 10.1017/S0022377820001257
ISSN: 0022-3778
eISSN: 1469-7807
Grant note: Fusion Energy Sciences (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100006207) DOE SC FES DE-AC02-09CH11466; DE-SC0014264; DE-SC0018287 / Fusion Energy Sciences (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100006207) DE-SC0014264 / U.S. Department of Energy (100000015) 2702; MIT PSFC RPP005 / Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100019290) Center for Food Safety, University of Georgia (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100019290) DE-SC0018287 / U.S. Department of Energy (100000015) DE-AC02-09CH11466 / U.S. Department of Energy (100000015) Office of Science (http://data.elsevier.com/vocabulary/SciValFunders/100006132) RPP005 / Commonwealth Fund (100000905)
Language: English
Date published: 10/01/2020
Academic Unit: Physics and Astronomy
Record Identifier: 9985113756602771

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