Posted 4/1/2024, 1:39:18 PM
Korean Fusion Reactor Hits New Milestones on Path to Clean Energy
- Korean fusion reactor KSTAR sustained 100 million degree Celsius temperature for 48 seconds, breaking previous records
- KSTAR contained extremely hot plasma for over 100 seconds in high-confidence mode
- Goal is to achieve 300 seconds of burning plasma by end of 2026
- Upgrades like tungsten divertors enabled KSTAR to reach new milestones
- KSTAR experiments pave way for future reactors like ITER and DEMO to generate electricity from fusion
