HL-2M Tokamak experimental fusion reactor commissioned in China

Just a couple of days ago, almost exactly on time in a research laboratory in Chengdu (China, Sichuan Province), an experimental thermonuclear reactor called HL-2M Tokamak. On this device, scientists plan to perform a number of experiments that will bring closer the creation of a commercial version of thermonuclear reactors.

HL-2M Tokamak - New Research Site

Fusion reactor HL-2M Tokamak will enable engineers to heat plasma to an incredible 150 million degrees Celsius, which, for a minute, is almost three times exceeds the temperature that was recorded in the inner part of our star and keep the plasma in this state up to a record ten seconds.

This installation was created specifically for testing all aspects of the technology of thermonuclear fusion and conducting experiments, and the study of the results will finally allow China to build its full-fledged (and not experimental) thermonuclear reactor.

China's ambitious plans

By the way, according to the plan in China, a commercial version of a thermonuclear reactor should be built by 2035 year, and the transition to the full use of thermonuclear fusion energy in the Celestial Empire should begin already in 2050.

Besides the experimental version HL-2M Tokamak will be very useful for such an interstate project ITER, according to which a thermonuclear reactor is being built in the southern part of France. All leading world powers, including the Russian Federation, the United States of America, France, China, etc., are participating in its creation.

Reactor commissioning ITER scheduled for 2025 year and it will also produce plasma heating up to 150 million degrees Celsius, so laboratory research carried out at the thermonuclear reactor in the Middle Kingdom will be extremely in demand for the international project.

Original source scmp.com

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