T-15MD
T-15MD tokamak
Operational
T‑15MD is a medium-sized tokamak with R = 1.5 m and a = 0.67 m. The feature of the device is a low aspect ratio, A = 2.2, with an operating range of the toroidal magnetic field up to BT = 2 T. The physical program of the T‑15MD tokamak is focused on the development of quasi-steady state modes with high ion and electron temperature to create an experimental basis of thermonuclear power plants and fusion neutron sources based on tokamak concept.
| Commissioning: | 2023 |
NRC “Kurchatov Institute”
https://nrcki.ru/SCIENTIFIC DOMAINS
Plasma Physics, Fusion Energy
Key words: Tokamak, Magnetic Confinement, High Temperature Plasma, Divertor, Scrape-off Layer, Non-inductive Current Drive, MHD stability, Turbulence, Fuelling, H-mode, Internal Transport Barrier, High Beta Regime, Quasi-Steady State Operation, Plasma-wall Interaction, First Wall Material, Electron-Cyclotron Heating, Ion-Cyclotron Heating, Neutral Beam Injection, Low Hybrid Heating, Plasma Diagnostics
SCIENTIFIC GOALS
The goal of scientific research on tokamak T‑15MD is to establish a physical and technological basis for substantiating the development of steady state FNS of hybrid fusion-fission system based on tokamaks, as well as research activity in support of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER.
T-15MD research program is aimed at solving of modern physical and engineering problems of tokamaks:
- Non-inductive scenario development, transport physics, MHD stability and control, plasma-wall interaction and divertor physics, physics of heating and CD, development of diagnostics etc.;
Design of heating and CD systems, fuelling systems, development of first wall technologies, analysis of safety problem, development of remote handling systems etc.
FACILITIES
T-15MD Auxiliary Heating Systems and their status:
T-15MD Diagnostics:
T-15MD tokamak diagnostics will be represented by more than 50 systems that allow measuring the plasma discharge parameters, as well as monitoring the state of technological systems. The set of diagnostics will include traditional systems and innovative ones designed to ensure plasma discharge control and control of facility state, measurement of basic parameters of plasma and an advanced set of characteristics.
CHALLENGES
Framework of the T‑15MD physical research program:
PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL
Russian government
PARTNERS
PUBLICATIONS
- KHVOSTENKO, P.P., ANASHKIN, I.O., BONDARCHUK, E.N.,et al., Experimental thermonuclear installation Tokamak T-15MD, Phys. of atomic nucl. 83 7 (2020) 1037-1057.
- VELIKHOV, E.P., KOVALCHUK, M.V., ANASHKIN, I.O., et al., Physical research program on the T-15MD tokamak, Problems of atomic science and technology, ser. «Thermonuclear fusion» 47 4 (2024) 9-183 (in Russian).
- VELIKHOV, E.P., KOVALCHUK, M.V., ANASHKIN, I.O. et al., First Experimental Results on the T-15MD Tokamak, Phys. of atomic nucl. 87 1 (2024) S1-S9.
- ANASHKIN, I.O., KOCHIN, V.A., OBRAZTSOV, I.S., Pumping system of the vacuum chamber of the tokamak T-15MD unit, Phys. of atomic nucl. 87 7 (2024) 876-883.
- PIMENOV, I.S., BORSCHEGOVSKIY, A.A., AKHMEDOV, E.R., et al, The first test results of the gyrotron and waveguide path of the T-15MD tokamak in a long-pulse operation, Plasma Phys. Reports, 50 12 (2024) 1594-1598.
- IZAROVA, A.D., BELOV, A.M., ELISEEV, L.G., et al., Methods for Processing signals of magnetic probes at the T-15MD tokamak, Plasma Physics Reports 51 4 (2025) 397-413.
- ASADULIN, G.M., BEL’BAS, I.S., GORSHKOV, A.V.,et al., Thomson scattering diagnostics with tangential probing geometry at the T-15MD Tokamak, Plasma Phys. Rep. 50 (2024) 1327–1336
- DROZD, A.S., SERGEEV, D.S., BEGISHEV, R.A., et al., T-15MD Tokamak microwave interferometer for measuring the average electron density of plasma , Plasma Physics Reports, 50 5 (2024) 568–572.
- SARANCHA, G.A., DROZD, A.S., KUDASHEV, M.S., SERGEEV, D.S., Fiber optic current sensors concept for the T-15MD tokamak, Phys. of atomic nucl. 88 S1 (2025) S21-S28.
- MELNIKOV A.V., SUSHKOV A.V., BELOV A.M., et al, Physical Program and Conceptual Design of the Diagnostics of the T-15 Upgrade Tokamak, Fusion Engineering and Design 96–97 (2015) 306–310.
- ULASEVICH,L., ANDREEV, V.F., LUKASH, V.E., KHAYRUTDINOV, R.R., Study of the accuracy of plasma boundary reconstruction in the T-15MD tokamak using the D_BOUND code”, Plasma Phys. Reports 52 (2025) 1-14.
- SYCHUGOV, D.YU., RYZHAKOV, D.V., ANDREEV, V.F., et al., Modelling of stable equilibrium magnetic configurations for the first experiments on the tokamak T-15MD, Phys. of atomic nucl. 88 1 (2025) S1-S12.
- LOGINOV A. A., SHELUKHIN D. A., VERSHKOV V. A., AND VLADIMIROV I. V. Assessment of the Operational Parameter Range for the Correlation Reflectometer on T-15MD Plasma Physics Reports 51 (2025) 1424–1432.
- ISAEV M. YU., BARKALOV K. E., DLOUGACH E. D., et al. Simulations of Neutral Beam Injection in QuasiStationary Operation Scenario of T-15MD Tokamak, Plasma Physics Reports 51 (2025) 751–762.
- MARENKOV E. D., KAVEEVA E. G., SENICHENKOV I. YU., et al. Influence of Drifts and Currents on the Main Operating Parameters of the Tokamak T-15MD Divertor, Plasma Physics Reports 51 (2025) 103–117.
CONTACTS
Dr. Petr Khvostenko, Scientific supervisor
Scientific supervisor, NRC “Kurchatov Institute”