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(ITER/3) Operation and Control of ITER Plasmas

ITER Joint Central Team, ITER Home Teams and ITER Disruption, Plasma Control and MHD Expert Group, presented by J. Wesley

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Joint Central Team

Abstract.  Features incorporated in the design of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) tokamak and its ancillary and plasma diagnostic systems that will facilitate operation and control of ignited and/or high-Q DT plasmas are presented. Control methods based upon straight-forward extrapolation of techniques employed in the present generation of tokamaks are found to be adequate and effective for DT plasma control with burn durations of $ \ge$ 1000 s. Examples of simulations of key plasma control functions including magnetic configuration control and fusion burn (power) control are given. The prospects for the creation and control of steady-state plasmas sustained by non-inductive current drive are also discussed.

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IAEA 2001