Magnetic Fusion Energy

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Experimental advanced superconducting tokamak

B. Wan (on behalf of EAST Team)     Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hefei, P.R. China

Abstract

Experimental advanced superconducting tokamaks (EAST) is the first fully superconducting–shaped, diverted tokamak in operation with some unique features, which could address some of the critical issues of ITER and future fusion reactors. Until 2015, EAST still is the unique fusion device in the world, with the capabilities of long-pulse high-performance discharges to challenge power and particle handling at high, normalized levels of 10 MW/m² comparable to ITER. EAST has achieved fully steady-state, long-pulse divertor plasmas up to 411 s and reproducible high confinement–mode plasmas well over 30 s. Various ...