Project Plan
KSTAR operation & experimental plan
KSTAR will be one of the most effective devices for ITER relevant operation and physics for reliable fusion reactor.
- Accumulation of the technical know-how for the superconducting tokamak operation
- Leading the high performance steady-state plasma experiment
| Phase | PHASE1 | PHASE2 | PHASE3 | PHASE4 | |||||||||||||||
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| Year | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Coal | SC Tokamak Operation Technology | Steady-state Operation | High-beta, AT Operation | Sheady-state AT | |||||||||||||||
| Activities | First plasma SC tokamak operation technology(Bt-3.5T) D-shaped plasma(Ip>1MA,D2) H-mode achievement Collaboration for operation |
Long pulse operation(tpulse > 100s) AT opertion Tech.(Pheat < 20MW) ITER pilot device operation Collaboration for steady - state operation |
Long pulse operation(tpulse>300s) Sable AT operation(Pheat<20MW) ITER satellite operation Collaboration for advanced research |
High beta AT mode & long pulse Reactor meternal, test [divertor blanket] |
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| Mileatone | 1st Plasma 1MA D-D Reaction ITER Construction Start |
100s | LonTemp >10kW ITER 1st Plasma |
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KSTAR Operation Plan
Phase 1(2008~2012)
Obtain the baseline operation technologies for superconducting tokamak
- Basic performance test of superconducting tokamak
- Reproducing existing tokamak operation modes (including H-mode) in Short Pulse
- Basic performance test of auxiliary systems for high performance, long pulse operation
Phase 1(2008~2012)
Obtain the baseline operation technologies for superconducting tokamak
- Basic performance test of superconducting tokamak
- Reproducing existing tokamak operation modes (including H-mode) in Short Pulse
- Basic performance test of auxiliary systems for high performance, long pulse operation
Phase 1(2008~2012)
Obtain the baseline operation technologies for superconducting tokamak
- Basic performance test of superconducting tokamak
- Reproducing existing tokamak operation modes (including H-mode) in Short Pulse
- Basic performance test of auxiliary systems for high performance, long pulse operation
Phase 1(2008~2012)
Obtain the baseline operation technologies for superconducting tokamak
- Basic performance test of superconducting tokamak
- Reproducing existing tokamak operation modes (including H-mode) in Short Pulse
- Basic performance test of auxiliary systems for high performance, long pulse operation
International Collaboration
KSTAR as an international research device with various collaboration programs
- Technical development & training with advanced tokamak technology
- World-wide fusion research center as an ITER piolt device
- EU
- KSTAR Progress IVCC technical design
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest D-T neutronics,NBI,Safety & risk management for ITER,Steady-state technology,PFC cooling,LHCD,Cryogenics,Divertor for steady-state,operation
- Russia
- KSTAR Progress SC coll design, SC tokamak commissioning
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest Hard X-ray diagnostics, SC tokamak startup, Machine safety
- Japan
- KSTAR Progress NBI development, Bolometry diagnostics, Thomson laser system,
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest ITER-like 170GHz gyrotron, Motor generator, ECH technology, Cryogenics, Diagnostics
- USA
- KSTAR Progress Plasma control system, ECCD launcher R&D. LHCD, AT-simulation, stability analysis, Visible Filterscope, Thomson, MSE/CER/BES R&D
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest High-speed plasma control, Control coll PS, Long-pulse ECH/ECCD, ICRH, Remote operation R&D, Integrated AT-mode simulation, Fusion GRid, NBI diagnostics (MSE/CER.BES), MIR / ECEI, Operation extent R&D
- NON-ITER(Australia)
- KSTAR Progress none
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest Diagnostics, Theory
- India
- KSTAR Progress none
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest Heating device, SC device operation, Diagnostics
- India
- KSTAR Progress none
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest Heating device, SC device operation, Diagnostics
- China
- KSTAR Progress none
- KSTAR Collaboration Interest SC & control coll PS, SC device operation, Bilateral Workshop