EAST
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EAST is a Chinese experimental fusion reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based nuclear fusion using superconducting technology.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| EAST canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
experimental fusion reactor
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tokamak ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EAST ⓘ |
| collaboration |
European fusion laboratories
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ITER Organization NERFINISHED ⓘ Japanese fusion research institutions ⓘ Korean fusion research institutions ⓘ US fusion research institutions ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1998 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | cryogenic cooling for superconducting magnets ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn | People's Republic of China NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designFeature |
fully superconducting toroidal field magnets
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superconducting poloidal field coils ⓘ |
| firstPlasma | 2006 ⓘ |
| fullName | Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundingSource | Chinese government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goal |
demonstrate long-pulse high-performance plasma
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develop advanced plasma control techniques ⓘ support ITER physics and technology ⓘ |
| heatingMethod |
electron cyclotron resonance heating
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ion cyclotron resonance heating ⓘ lower hybrid current drive ⓘ neutral beam injection ⓘ |
| location | Hefei NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magneticFieldOnAxis | 3.5 T ⓘ |
| majorRadius | 1.85 m ⓘ |
| minorRadius | 0.45 m ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
achieved hundreds of seconds of plasma operation
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first fully superconducting tokamak to achieve long-pulse H-mode plasmas ⓘ |
| operator | Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Chinese Academy of Sciences NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plasmaCurrent | 1 MA ⓘ |
| plasmaFacingMaterial | tungsten divertor components ⓘ |
| plasmaShape | divertor tokamak ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | ~30 m^3 ⓘ |
| province | Anhui NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance tokamak physics
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develop steady-state operation for fusion reactors ⓘ study nuclear fusion ⓘ |
| researchField |
magnetic confinement fusion
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plasma physics ⓘ |
| roleInProgram | key device in Chinese fusion roadmap ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | inherent safety of fusion fuel cycle (D-based plasmas in experiments) ⓘ |
| technology | superconducting tokamak ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
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