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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 
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.
IAEA 2001
