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Japan launches world’s largest nuclear fusion reactor. PHOTO/ WION
TOKYO – Japan inaugurated the world’s largest experimental nuclear fusion reactor, JT-60SA. This reactor is located at the National Institute for Fusion Science in Toki, Shizuoka Prefecture.
The JT-60SA has a diameter of 5 meters and a height of 18 meters. This reactor uses deuterium and tritium as fuel.
The goal of JT-60SA is to investigate the feasibility of fusion as a clean, sustainable, and large-scale energy source.
Sam Davis, deputy project leader for JT-60SA, said that this device will bring humans closer to fusion energy.
“The result of collaboration between more than 500 scientists and engineers and more than 70 companies throughout Europe and Japan,” said Davis as reported by Wion News, Tuesday (5/12/2023).
Fusion is a process that combines two atomic nuclei into one, releasing enormous energy.
JT-60SA has produced fusion plasma with a temperature of 50 million degrees Celsius. This is the temperature required for nuclear fusion to occur.
Scientists hope that the JT-60SA will help them develop the technology needed to create a commercial nuclear fusion plant. Nuclear fusion plants can produce clean, safe and sustainable energy.
The inauguration of the JT-60SA was an important step in the development of nuclear fusion. This reactor will provide valuable data for fusion research worldwide.
(wbs)