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China’s ‘artificial sun’ sets nuclear fusion record, runs 1,006 seconds at 180 million°F

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Nuclear fusion, which is the source of the energy released from the Sun is considered the ultimate energy source even on Earth.

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) – also called ‘artificial sun’ – has achieved the milestone of 1,006 seconds of operations for sustained plasma temperature above 180 million degrees Fahrenheit (100 million degrees Celsius).

The ‘artificial sun’ is now capable of replicating the operational environment of a future nuclear fusion power plant, as per Chinese scientists.

China says it is a world record for the experimental device which is part of China’s ‘artificial sun’ project – which aims to make nuclear fusion reactors a commercial reality.

 

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Source: https://interestingengineering.com/energy/china-artificial-sun-sets-record


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