NSTX-U
The objectives of NSTX-U are: (i) to study plasma control scenarios in a high-performance spherical tokamak; (ii) to investigate non-inductive plasma smart-up; and (iii) to study heat exhaust solutions.
Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.
- Operator
- Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory
- Type
- Fusion device
- Approach
- Tokamak
- Country
- US
- Status
- Operating
- Ownership
- public
Measurements
0.934 m Major radius claimed
0.68 m Minor radius claimed
2 MA Plasma current claimed
1 T On-axis magnetic field claimed
5 s Plasma duration claimed
nominal