A new AI-driven approach to tokamak plasma control offers an improved route to commercial fusion technology. Next Step Fusion ...
US General Atomics (GA) has been granted funding from the US Department of Energy (DOE) for fusion energy research.
ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) is a multinational fusion project in France aiming to prove that ...
French research organization CEA reported that on 12 February, the CEA’s WEST tokamak maintained a nuclear fusion plasma for ...
Nice number, but also not much more than a nice advance France’s Commissariat à L'énergie Atomique et aux Energies ...
In a pioneering approach to achieve fusion energy, the SMART device has successfully generated its first tokamak plasma. This step brings the international fusion community closer to achieving ...
In the latest test, the WEST Tokamak held its reaction for 1,337 seconds. The purpose of the test wasn't just to keep the plasma reaction going like a stage performer spinning plates. It was also ...
Plasma arc cutting (PAC) is a thermal cutting technique widely used in manufacturing applications such as shipbuilding, ...
It was the first tokamak to sustain a plasma in high-confinement mode at around 50 million degrees C for more than 60 seconds in 2016 and for more than 100 seconds in 2017. In 2023, EAST achieved ...
This will allow the evaluation of the lifetime of the tungsten components facing the plasma in these extreme conditions. Final inspection of the lower divertor before starting a WEST tokamak plasma ...