Plasma Physics Laboratory (Saskatchewan)

The Plasma Physics Laboratory at the University of Saskatchewan was established in 1959 by H. M. Skarsgard. Early work centered on research with a Betatron.

Facilities

STOR-1M

STOR-1M is Canada's first tokamak built in 1983. In 1987 STOR-1M was the world’s first demonstration of alternating current in a tokamak.^[1]

STOR-M

STOR-M
Type	tokamak
Operation date	1987
Major radius	46 cm
Minor Radius	12.5 cm
Magnetic field	0.5 ~ 1 T
Plasma current	30 ~ 60 kA
Location	Saskatchewan, Canada

STOR-M stands for Saskatchewan Torus-Modified. STOR-M is a tokamak located at the University of Saskatchewan. STOR-M is a small tokamak (major radius = 46 cm, minor radius = 12.5 cm) designed for studying plasma heating, anomalous transport and developing novel tokamak operation modes and advanced diagnostics. STOR-M is capable of a 30–40 millisecond plasma discharge with a toroidal magnetic field of between 0.5 and 1 tesla and a plasma current of between 20 and 50 kiloamperes. STOR-M has also demonstrated improved confinement induced by a turbulent heating pulse, electrode biasing and compact torus injection.

References

↑ O. Mitarai et al. 1992 Nucl. Fusion 32 1801-1809, http://www.iop.org/EJ/abstract/0029-5515/32/10/I08

External links

University of Saskatchewan

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Fusion power

Core topics	Nuclear fusion Timeline List of experiments Nuclear power Nuclear reactor Atomic nucleus Fusion energy gain factor Lawson criterion Magnetohydrodynamics Neutron Plasma

Nuclear fusion processes and methods

By confinement

Gravitational	Alpha process Triple-alpha process Proton-proton chain Helium flash CNO cycle Lithium burning Carbon-burning Neon-burning Oxygen-burning Silicon-burning S-process R-process Fusor Nova remnants

Magnetic	Tokamak Spherical tokamak Stellarator Spheromak Reversed field pinch Field-reversed configuration Levitated dipole Z-pinch Dense plasma focus

Inertial	Laser-driven Fusor Polywell Bubble (acoustic) H-bomb Pure fusion weapon Electrostatic RF accelerator-driven heavy-ion

Magnetized inertial	Magnetized Liner Inertial Fusion Magnetized-target

Spatial	Big Bang nucleosynthesis (BBN) Big Crunch nucleosynthesis (BCN; hypothetical)

Other forms

Fusion experimental devices by confinement method

Magnetic

Tokamak

International	ITER DEMO

Americas	STOR-M Alcator C-Mod DIII-D UCLA ET LTX NSTX Pegasus PBX-M TEXT TFTR ETE Novillo

Asia and Australia	LT-1 CT-6 CFETR EAST HL-1(M) HL-2A HT-6(B, M) HT-7(U) KT-5 SUNIST ADITYA SST-1 IR-T1 JT-60 QUEST KTM GLAST KSTAR KDEMO

Europe	JET COMPASS GOLEM TJ-I Tore Supra TFR ASDEX Upgrade TEXTOR FTU IGNITOR RTP ISTTOK T-3 T-4 T-10 T-15 TCV START MAST MAST-U

Stellarator

Americas	ATF CAT HSX NCSX QPS

Asia and Australia	H-1NF Lingyun CHS Heliotron J LHD TU-Heliac

Europe	UST-1 UST-2 TJ-IU TJ-II TJ-K WEGA W7-AS W7-X Uragan-1 Uragan-2(M) Uragan-3(M)

RFP

RFX
TPE-RX
EXTRAP T2R
MST

Other

Inertial

Laser

Americas	NIF OMEGA Nova Nike Shiva Argus Cyclops Janus Long path

Asia	SG-I SG-II SG-III SG-IV GEKKO XII

Europe	HiPER Asterix IV (PALS) LMJ LULI2000 ISKRA Vulcan

Non-laser

Qiangguang-1
PTS
Z machine
PACER

International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility

Science

γ-camera	RadBall Scintigraphy Single-photon emission (SPECT) Positron-emission tomography (PET scan)

X-ray	Projectional radiography Computed tomography

Therapy

Weapons

Topics	Arms race Delivery Design Disarmament Ethics Explosion effects History Proliferation Testing high-altitude underground Warfare Yield TNTe

Lists	States with nuclear weapons Tests United States WMD treaties Weapon-free zones Weapons

Waste

Products	Actinide Reprocessed uranium Reactor-grade plutonium Minor actinide Activation Fission LLFP Actinide chemistry

Disposal	Fuel cycle High-level (HLW) Low-level (LLW) Repository Reprocessing Spent fuel pool cask Transmutation

Debate

by primary moderator

Graphite
by coolant

Water

H₂O	RBMK EGP-6

Gas

CO₂	Uranium Naturel Graphite Gaz (UNGG) Magnox Advanced gas-cooled (AGR)

He	Ultra-high-temperature experiment (UHTREX) Pebble-bed (PBMR) (HTR-PM) Gas-turbine modular-helium (GTMHR) Very-high-temperature (VHTR)

Molten-salt

FLiBe	Fuji MSR Liquid-fluoride thorium reactor (LFTR) Molten-Salt Reactor Experiment (MSRE) Integral Molten Salt Reactor (IMSR)

None
(fast)

Breeder (FBR) Integral (IFR) Liquid-metal-cooled (LMFR) Small sealed transportable autonomous (SSTAR) Traveling-wave (TWR) Energy Multiplier Module (EM2) Reduced-moderation (RMWR) Fast Breeder Test Reactor (FBTR)

Generation IV	Sodium (SFR) BN-600 BN-800 BN-1200 PFBR CEFR Lead (LFR) Helium gas (GFR)

Others

Fusion

by confinement

Magnetic	Field-reversed configuration Levitated dipole Reversed field pinch Spheromak Stellarator Tokamak

Inertial	Bubble (acoustic) Fusor electrostatic Laser-driven Magnetized-target Z-pinch

Other	Dense plasma focus Migma Muon-catalyzed Polywell Pyroelectric

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