Status of Development and Design of Magnetic Confinement Fusion Reactors and ITER Test Blanket Modules

The ultimate goal of the fusion program is to develop large scale power plants for the production of electricity.At present,there are many representative designs of magnetic confinement fusion reactors in the world,(e.g.) ARIES and APEX in USA,PPCS in EU,SSTR in Japan,FDS in China, and International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor(ITER).These studies cover many aspects on fusion experimental reactors,DEMO reactors,and commercial fusion power plants,including plasma physics,blanket technologies,material behavior,and technologies required to construct and operate such complex plants.The study status and development strategy in various countries are summarized and reviewed.