KSTAR
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KSTAR is a South Korean superconducting tokamak device designed to research and advance nuclear fusion as a potential source of clean, sustainable energy.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | tokamak ⓘ |
| abbreviation | KSTAR NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aimsFor |
demonstration of high-performance steady-state plasmas
ⓘ
support for ITER physics basis ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
ITER Organization
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
international fusion research institutions ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| country | South Korea ⓘ |
| designedFor |
long-pulse plasma discharges
ⓘ
steady-state operation ⓘ |
| energyGoal |
clean energy
ⓘ
sustainable energy ⓘ |
| energyTypeResearched | magnetic confinement fusion ⓘ |
| firstPlasmaYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| fullName | Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Government of South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
diagnostic systems
ⓘ
divertor ⓘ neutral beam injection system ⓘ radio-frequency heating systems ⓘ superconducting poloidal field coils ⓘ superconducting toroidal field coils ⓘ vacuum vessel ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | South Korea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInFacility | National Fusion Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Daejeon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| magneticFieldType | toroidal magnetic field ⓘ |
| magnetTechnology | niobium-tin superconductors ⓘ |
| majorRadius | 1.8 m ⓘ |
| minorRadius | 0.5 m ⓘ |
| notableAchievement | sustained high-temperature plasma for tens of seconds ⓘ |
| operator | National Fusion Research Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plasmaCurrentType | poloidal plasma current ⓘ |
| plasmaShape | D-shaped cross-section ⓘ |
| purpose |
development of fusion energy
ⓘ
nuclear fusion research ⓘ |
| researchFocus |
advanced tokamak scenarios
ⓘ
divertor and plasma-facing components ⓘ heat and particle transport in plasmas ⓘ high-temperature plasma confinement ⓘ plasma stability ⓘ |
| safetyGoal | inherently safe fusion power ⓘ |
| scientificDiscipline |
nuclear fusion engineering
ⓘ
plasma physics ⓘ |
| sector | fusion energy research ⓘ |
| usesConfinementMethod | tokamak configuration ⓘ |
| usesMagnetType | superconducting magnets ⓘ |
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