July 2024 | T. Asai | Nuclear Fusion | Paper
This study successfully developed a refueling technique for a field-reversed configuration (FRC)
via axial plasmoid injection and demonstrated it on the FAT-CM device at Nihon University.
November 2023 | T. Matsumoto | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
As an alternative particle fueling mechanism, the Compact Toroid Injector (CTI) system has been in development since the C-2 device.
November 2023 | I. Allfrey | APS DPP 2023 | Poster
Newly developed magnetized coaxial plasma guns (MCPG) where counter-helicity spheromak merging
generates a high-flux FRC have been investigated for use in FRC fueling and re-fluxing
October 2022 | T. Matsumoto | APS-DPP 2022 | Poster
MCPGs, also known as CTIs, can control the total trapped flux of the ejected spheromak by adjusting the initial stuffing field between the electrodes
October 2019 | D. Kobayashi | APS-DPP | Poster
The technique for injection an impurity ion-doped CT has been proposed. The TCCT is produced and accelerated by an MCPG with a tracer source injector.
April 12, 2019 | T. Tajima | Paper
We introduce a method of transmutation of spent radioactive nuclei in a liquid molten salt solution with fusion neutrons through a series of energy enhancements from accelerated deuterons via fusion to fission. This method is a part of the partitioning & transmutation (P&T) approach for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel where P&T enables the reduction of duration and volume of the spent nuclear fuel storage.