Spherical Torus Pathway to Fusion Power

Journal of Fusion Energy

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-59

  Peng, Martin ^a  

^a OAK RIDGE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fusion power; Spherical torus

Indexed keywords

NEUTRON SOURCES; NUCLEAR ENERGY; NUCLEAR ENGINEERING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PILOT PLANTS; PLASMA CONFINEMENT; REACTION KINETICS; TOKAMAK DEVICES;

FUSION ENERGY; SPHERICAL TORUS;

FUSION REACTIONS;

EID: 0032024992     PISSN: 01640313     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022569300059     Document Type: Article

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