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Korea’s Strategy for Fusion Energy Realization
Keeman Kim1 and Yeongkook OH2
1Korea Institute of Energy Technology, Naju, 58330, Republic of Korea
2Korea Institute of Fusion Energy, Daejeon, 34133, Republic of Korea
Korean Fusion Energy Development Promotion Law (FEDPL) was enacted in 2007 to promote a long-term cooperative fusion research and development among participating industries, universities and research institutes. As a following step, a conceptual design study for a steady-state Korean fusion demonstration reactor (K-DEMO) has been initiated in 2012. As a result of a conceptual design study for K-DEMO, the major and minor radii are 6.8 and 2.1 m, respectively, and toroidal field magnets of K-DEMO can generate around 8 T at plasma center with a peak magnetic field of ∼16 T. As a following step for the DEMO R&D, the 20th National Fusion Energy Committee has approved the “Strategy for Accelerating Fusion Energy Realization” in 2024 and a new plan is under development. The new plan is based on a Public-Private-Partnership(PPP) and is focused on key technology developments and a design and construction of Compact Pilot Device (CPD). The objectives of the CPD are 1) Construction of innovative compact fusion pilot device in a decade, 2) Production of steady-state capable recirculating fusion power in a decade, and 3) Demonstration of ignited plasma with internal heating only in a decade. The current status of the program will be presented.
