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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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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