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Energies 2010, 3, 277-284; doi:10.3390/en3030277 OPEN ACCESS energies ISSN 1996-1073 /journal/energies Article The DEMO Quasisymmetric Stellarator Paul R. Garabedian and Geoffrey B. McFadden New York University, 251 Mercer St., New York, NY 10012, USA National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899, USA; E-Mail: mcfadden@ Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mail: garabedian@; Tel.: +01-212-254-3046. Received: 12 January 2010 / Accepted: 1 February 2010 / Published: 26 February 2010 Abstract: The NSTAB nonlinear stability code solves differential equations in conservation form, and the TRAN Monte Carlo test particle code tracks guiding center orbits in a fixed background, to provide simulations of equilibrium, stability, and transport in tokamaks and stellarators. These codes are well correlated with experimental observations and have been validated by convergence studies. Bifurcated 3D solutions of the 2D tokamak problem have been calculated that model persistent disruptions, neoclassical tearing modes (NTMs) and edge localized modes (ELMs) occurring in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), which does not pass the NSTAB simulation test for nonlinear stability. So we have designed a quasiaxially symmetric (QAS) stellarator with similar proportions as a candidate for the demonstration (DEMO) fusion reactor that does pass the test [1]. The configuration has two field periods and an exceptionally accurate 2D