"Artificial sun" reignited to test operation, China accelerates breakthrough in nuclear fusion energy.
In the new nuclear fusion experimental laboratory in Hefei, Anhui Province, the nuclear fusion experimental device completed a discharge experiment today, and the staff are inspecting the device after the experiment. What does this device look like during the experiment? The journalist captured the process of plasma ignition with a high-speed camera. What is burning is not real fire, but "plasma" - the fourth state of matter beyond solid, liquid, and gas. Igniting and successfully enclosing this plasma is our first step towards using nuclear fusion energy. This crucial step can be understood as lighting up and testing the "artificial sun" to see if this "small sun" can shine normally. Furthermore, this discharge is also to accumulate experimental data again and create conditions for the installation of various systems in the future. In Hefei, Anhui Province, the nuclear fusion industry is rapidly gathering momentum, driven by large scientific facilities. Currently, there are more than 200 nuclear fusion industry-related enterprises in Hefei, leading to the emergence of a batch of emerging industries such as plasma diagnostics and terahertz lasers. At the same time, Anhui has also established a fusion industry alliance, bringing together multiple units to focus on key core technologies and accelerate the layout of the entire industry chain of nuclear fusion energy equipment, parts, and application services. It is expected that by 2030, Anhui will light up the "first lamp" of nuclear fusion.
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