Compact fusion energy based on the spherical tokamak
A Sykes, AE Costley, CG Windsor, O Asunta… - Nuclear …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
Abstract Tokamak Energy Ltd, UK, is develo** spherical tokamaks using high temperature
superconductor magnets as a possible route to fusion power using relatively small devices …
superconductor magnets as a possible route to fusion power using relatively small devices …
Smaller and quicker with spherical tokamaks and high-temperature superconductors
M Windridge - … Transactions of the Royal Society A, 2019 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Research in the 1970s and 1980s by Sykes, Peng, Jassby and others showed the
theoretical advantage of the spherical tokamak (ST) shape. Experiments on START and …
theoretical advantage of the spherical tokamak (ST) shape. Experiments on START and …
Evaluation of CFETR as a fusion nuclear science facility using multiple system codes
VS Chan, AE Costley, BN Wan, AM Garofalo… - Nuclear …, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
This paper presents the results of a multi-system codes benchmarking study of the recently
published China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) pre-conceptual design (Wan et …
published China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) pre-conceptual design (Wan et …
Self-monitoring 'SMART'(RE) Ba2Cu3O7− x conductor via integrated optical fibers
Abstract A self-monitoring, SMART (RE) Ba 2 Cu 3 O 7− x (REBCO) conductor has been
created by integrating optical fibers into the solder fillet of the current REBCO conductor …
created by integrating optical fibers into the solder fillet of the current REBCO conductor …
Molecular dynamics simulations of radiation damage in YBa2Cu3O7
The advent of high-temperature superconductors (HTS) with high field strengths offers the
possibility of building smaller, cheaper magnetically confined fusion reactors. However …
possibility of building smaller, cheaper magnetically confined fusion reactors. However …
Nanoscale stoichiometric analysis of a high-temperature superconductor by atom probe tomography
The functional properties of the high-temperature superconductor Y1Ba2Cu3O7− δ (Y-123)
are closely correlated to the exact stoichiometry and oxygen content. Exceeding the critical …
are closely correlated to the exact stoichiometry and oxygen content. Exceeding the critical …
A point defect model for YBa2Cu3O7 from density functional theory
ST Murphy - Journal of Physics Communications, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
The advent of high temperatures superconductors (HTS) will enable the development of
compact fusion reactors capable of delivering large quantities of low carbon energy …
compact fusion reactors capable of delivering large quantities of low carbon energy …
Heat deposition into the superconducting central column of a spherical tokamak fusion plant
CG Windsor, JG Morgan, PF Buxton - Nuclear Fusion, 2015 - iopscience.iop.org
A key challenge in designing a fusion power plant is to manage the heat deposition into the
central core containing superconducting toroidal field coils. Spherical tokamaks have limited …
central core containing superconducting toroidal field coils. Spherical tokamaks have limited …
Hybrid hydrogen-electricity production using Spherical Tokamaks: a cost-driver sensitivity study and techno-economic analysis
J Hidalgo-Salaverri, T Griffiths, Z Xuereb Conti… - Nuclear …, 2025 - iopscience.iop.org
Hybrid fusion power plants able to produce hydrogen and electricity are proposed here as a
way of decarbonising the fossil-fuel-dominated primary energy market and to improve the …
way of decarbonising the fossil-fuel-dominated primary energy market and to improve the …
[HTML][HTML] Interface instabilities in hafnium hydride entrained iron metal matrix composites
The chemical interactions in Fe–HfH 2 metal matrix composites (MMCs) are studied across
multiple length scales to elucidate the decomposition of the parent phases and …
multiple length scales to elucidate the decomposition of the parent phases and …