The Helias reactor

The Helias reactor is an upgraded version of the Wendelstein 7-X experiment. A straightforward extrapolation of Wendelstein 7-X leads to HSR5/22, which has 5 field periods and a major radius of 22 m. HSR4/18 is a more compact Helias reactor with 4 field periods and 18 m major radius. Stability limit and energy confinement times are nearly the same as in HSR5/22, thus the same fusion power (3000 MW) is expected in both configurations. Neoclassical transport in HSR4/18 is very low, the effective helical ripple is below 1%. The paper describes the power balance of the Helias reactor, the blanket and maintenance concept. The coil system of HSR4/18 comprises 40 modular coils with NbTi-superconducting cables. The reduction from 5 to 4 field periods and the concomitant reduction in size will also reduce the cost of the Helias reactor.