China successfully activates nuclear-powered ‘artificial sun’.
China has successfully activated its so-called “artificial sun,” a nuclear fusion reactor that could fuel its energy ambitions for years to come — if they can make it more sustainable.
China’s Atomic Energy Authority fired up its HL-2M Tokamak reactor for the first time on Friday 04 December 2020.
The reactor generates power by applying powerful magnetic fields to a contained loop of hot plasma, which can reach temperatures of more than 150 million C. That’s up to 10 times hotter than the core of the sun, but magnets and supercooling technology keep it contained.
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