The Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production (STEP) programme aims to deliver a UK prototype fusion energy plant, targeting 2040, and a path to commercial viability of fusion.
The conceptual design of such a prototype, meeting engineering and physics constraints, is complex due to the tight aspect ratio and limited space in compact spheri…
During the design process of fusion reactors it is desirable to rapidly prototype different design concepts and assess their suitability against a range of high level requirements. This helps to narrow the design window and scope out potential designs which can undergo further more detailed analysis. The Paramak is an open-source tool that aims …
Spectra line power by medium and heavy weight elements is a main source of radiative loss in tokamak plasma and sets operational limits on the design of ITER and DEMO. The preferred comprehensive basis of impurity line power coefficients provided by ADAS is theoretical, using the Autostructure code with distorted wave electron impact cross-sections…
