Description of capability
Concept of a Radially removable fusion vacuum vessel for fusion power plants. No need to demount magnets, etc. The VV is broken up into 16 sections. No need to power down or warm up the coils. The downtime to replace the first wall would significantly shorter.
Key people
Nikola Goleš, Stanley Joseph Normile, Jonas Rajagopal, Mike Short, Dennis Whyte, Stefano Segantin
Technology Readiness Level (1-9)
2
Needs that this could potentially address
Fusion energy