Fuel puffing exceeds core fuelling by ~10x in detached operation, invalidating core-fuelling-dominant assumptions in TFC models and demanding integrated plasma-TFC reactor design with mitigation options that trade fusion power or core purity.
MANTA: a negative-triangularity NASEM- compliant fusion pilot plant,
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Review of experimental progress indicating negative triangularity tokamaks achieve ELM-free high confinement with advantages in divertor wetted area, detachment compatibility, and operational robustness compared to positive triangularity H-mode.
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On the Relationship Between Plasma and Tritium Fuel Cycle Through Matter Injection and Particle Exhaust
Fuel puffing exceeds core fuelling by ~10x in detached operation, invalidating core-fuelling-dominant assumptions in TFC models and demanding integrated plasma-TFC reactor design with mitigation options that trade fusion power or core purity.
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The Negative Triangularity Tokamak Path for Fusion Pilot Plants: Experimental Progress and Future Prospects
Review of experimental progress indicating negative triangularity tokamaks achieve ELM-free high confinement with advantages in divertor wetted area, detachment compatibility, and operational robustness compared to positive triangularity H-mode.