{"id":325155,"date":"2025-01-30T12:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=325155"},"modified":"2025-01-30T12:35:18","modified_gmt":"2025-01-30T07:05:18","slug":"chinas-artificial-sun-east","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/chinas-artificial-sun-east\/","title":{"rendered":"China&#8217;s &#8216;Artificial sun&#8217; EAST"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News- <\/strong>Recently China&#8217;s &#8216;artificial sun&#8217;, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor, sustained plasma for 1,000 seconds, breaking its 2023 record of 403 seconds.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_325156\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-325156\" style=\"width: 539px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-325156\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinas-Artificial-sun-EAST.png?resize=539%2C311&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"China's 'Artificial sun' EAST\" width=\"539\" height=\"311\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinas-Artificial-sun-EAST.png?w=539&amp;ssl=1 539w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Chinas-Artificial-sun-EAST.png?resize=300%2C173&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-325156\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source- Phys.org<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>About Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <em>fusion research device<\/em> located at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, China.<\/li>\n<li>It became operational in 2006.<\/li>\n<li>Its purpose is to <em>study and develop nuclear fusion technology<\/em> by replicating the process that powers the Sun.<\/li>\n<li>It aims to achieve sustained <em>high-temperature plasma confinement<\/em>, advancing research for future clean and limitless energy sources.<\/li>\n<li>It serves as a testing platform for materials, superconducting technology, and plasma control methods essential for next-generation fusion reactors like <em>International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: solid;background-color: #f5fffe\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">About Nuclear Fusion<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1109,&quot;335559738&quot;:120,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nuclear fusion is a process in which <em>two light atomic nuclei combine to form a heavier nucleus<\/em>, releasing a significant amount of energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1107,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"24\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:360,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It powers stars, including the Sun, and holds potential as a clean and virtually limitless energy source on Earth.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1107,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>About International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">ITER is an international collaboration involving <\/span><i>China, Europe, Japan, India, South Korea, Russia, and the United States<\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1107,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">India formally joined ITER in 2005.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">It is being<\/span> <em>built in France<\/em><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to demonstrate the <\/span><i>feasibility of fusion as a sustainable energy source.<\/i><\/li>\n<li>It will become the <em>world\u2019s largest nuclear fusion reactor<\/em> when it becomes operational in 2035.<\/li>\n<li><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Designed as the <\/span><i>largest Tokamak device<\/i><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, it aims to test magnetic confinement for producing fusion energy.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233279&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559737&quot;:1107,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li>A Tokamak is a doughnut-shaped device designed for controlled thermonuclear fusion.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News- Recently China&#8217;s &#8216;artificial sun&#8217;, the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor, sustained plasma for 1,000 seconds, breaking its 2023 record of 403 seconds. About Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor It is a fusion research device located at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, China. 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