APOLLO - An Advanced Fuel Fusion Power Reactor for the 21st Century

G.L. Kulcinski; G.A. Emmert; J.P. Blanchard; L.A. El-Guebaly; H.Y. Khater; J.F. Santarius; M.E. Sawan; I.N. Sviatoslavsky; L.J. Wittenberg; R.J. Witt

doi:dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39861

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APOLLO - An Advanced Fuel Fusion Power Reactor for the 21st Century

G.L. Kulcinski, G.A. Emmert, J.P. Blanchard, L.A. El-Guebaly, H.Y. Khater, J.F. Santarius, M.E. Sawan, I.N. Sviatoslavsky, L.J. Wittenberg, R.J. Witt

Fusion Science and Technology / Volume 15 / Number 2P2B / March 1989 / Pages 1233-1244

Commercial Reactors, Economics and Power Conversion / dx.doi.org/10.13182/FST89-A39861

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A preconceptual design of a tokamak reactor fueled by a D-He-3 plasma is presented, A low aspect ratio (A=2–4) device is studied here but high aspect ratio devices (A > 6) may also be quite attractive. The Apollo D-He-3 tokamak capitalizes on recent advances in high field magnets (20 T) and utilizes rectennas to convert the synchrotron radiation directly to electricity. The overall efficiency ranges from 37 to 52% depending on whether the bremsstrahlung energy is utilized. The low neutron wall loading (0.1 MW/m²) allows a permanent first wall to be designed and the low nuclear decay heat enables the reactor to be classed as inherently safe. The cost of electricity from Apollo is > 40% lower than electricity from a similar sized DT reactor.