2019/03/19 by Ryoji Hiwatari, T. Goto, Joint Special Design Team for Fusion DEMO · 1 citation
Materials Science · Physics and Astronomy · Engineering · #Fusion materials and technologies #Magnetic confinement fusion research #Tokamak #Toroidal field #Fusion #Fusion power #Nuclear engineering #Power station #Power (physics) #Cost reduction #Environmental science #Toroid #Computer science #Plasma #Nuclear physics #Physics #Engineering #Thermodynamics #Business
paper · pdf · doi:10.1585/pfr.14.1305047
openalex publication_date 2019/03/19 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/22
A cost model for a tokamak fusion power plant (FPP) is improved to evaluate material cost and manufacture cost, separately. Then, the improved cost model is applied to a commercial tokamak FPP, and reduction of FPP construction cost is investigated considering learning effect on manufacture of the fusion island part and the advanced manufacture of toroidal field (TF) coils. Finally, a development scenario of a tokamak FPP is proposed to contribute substantially to global climate stabilization under the framework of the Paris Agreement.