The experimental advanced superconducting tokamak EASP in China managed to reach a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius, and it was maintained for 101 seconds. This is five times more than the last record, writes the website of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP).
Moreover, on the prototype thermonuclear installation in Hefei on deuterium (“heavy” water), the temperature was maintained at 160 million degrees for 20 seconds.
It is estimated that deuterium in 1 liter of seawater can produce the equivalent of 300 liters of gasoline from thermonuclear fusion.
In 2020, EAST, which was launched back in 2006, reached 100 million degrees in 20 seconds, while in a similar installation in Chengdu (HL-2M Tokamak) – 10 seconds at 150 million degrees.
“The success of the experiment lays the foundation for the construction of China’s own nuclear fusion power plant. This is one of the ideal sources of clean energy for the future of humanity,” rejoice at ASIPP.
Unlike fossil fuels such as coal, oil and natural gas, which are threatened with depletion and pose a threat to the environment, the raw materials for the “artificial sun” are practically unlimited on Earth.
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Such tokamaks are not in the scientific literature and the press are called “artificial suns” because of the desire to achieve stable and controlled nuclear fusion, similar to reactions on the Sun. The fusion of atomic nuclei releases tremendous energy that can help solve the energy crisis.
However, despite the noticeable technological progress in this area, the current options for thermonuclear reactors are still far from those that are conceived.
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