The Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences said it set a world record for keeping plasma stable.
China’s Institute of Physical Sciences in Hefei said it set a world record for maintaining a steady state of high plasma concentration, which is necessary to create a fusion reactor. The Register reports it.
The operation was performed in an experimental superconducting tokamak, which maintained operation for 1066 seconds – almost 18 minutes. The previous record was 403 seconds.
According to the International Atomic Energy Agency, the energy produced by nuclear fusion is four times the energy output from nuclear fission used in modern nuclear power plants, and nearly four million times the energy produced by burning fossil fuels. such as oil or coal.
Creating plasma on Earth requires enormous amounts of energy, and until recently it was difficult to confirm whether tokamaks can generate more energy than they expend to produce it.
The report from the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences made no mention of how much heat the long-term plasma burn produced, or whether a net energy gain could be obtained. There is also no information about what fuel was used to produce the plasma. However, the experiment was described as an event of “monumental importance” and “a critical step toward the realization of a functional fusion reactor.”
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Source: korrespondent
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