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China completes world's largest superconducting magnet for fusion reactor

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China has achieved a significant breakthrough in nuclear fusion technology with the successful completion and testing of the world's largest superconducting magnet for a fusion reactor. This toroidal field magnet, weighing 582 tons, is a critical component for the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) project, often referred to as an "artificial sun." The successful development signifies a major step towards clean energy generation, with all key aspects of the magnet's production now domestically controlled and achieving international leading performance standards. AI

RANK_REASON Significant technological advancement in a major national research project related to clean energy. [lever_c_demoted from significant: ic=4 ai=0.4]

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China completes world's largest superconducting magnet for fusion reactor

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  1. 36氪 (36Kr) TIER_1 中文(ZH) ·

    China's Tokamak Fusion Reactor Superconducting Magnet R&D Achieves Major Breakthrough

    6月27日，国家重大科技基础设施“聚变堆主机关键系统综合研究设施”最大的超导部件——环向场磁体完成最后制备工艺，并通过专家验收。同时，高温超导中心螺管线圈磁体也完成满工况参数测试，核心性能达到国际领先水准。环向场磁体是目前国际上体积最大的聚变堆超导磁体。该磁体长21米、宽12米、高3.3米，总重量达582吨，是当前全球尺寸最大的聚变堆超导磁体。环向场磁体是大科学装置“聚变堆主机关键系统综合研究设施”最重要的部件之一。在核聚变装置运行过程中，超导磁体产生强磁场束缚上亿摄氏度高温等离子体，其中环向场磁体负责构建环向磁场来约束等离子体，减少高能粒子对真空室器壁…

  2. SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Zhang Tong ·

    China fires up world’s biggest superconducting magnet for nuclear fusion project

    The world’s biggest superconducting magnet for a nuclear fusion reactor has passed final tests as part of China’s CRAFT “artificial sun” project, eclipsing international performance benchmarks. The assembly comprises two coils: a toroidal-field magnet that acts as a magnetic cage…

  3. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    China Achieves 100% Domestically Produced Nuclear Fusion Superconducting Magnets in 'Artificial Sun' Breakthrough

    China achieves 100% domestic production of two critical superconducting magnets for nuclear fusion reactors, with the world's largest toroidal field magnet and a 60 kA central solenoid coil passing technical validation.

  4. Pandaily TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] (Pandaily) ·

    China Achieves Breakthrough in Nuclear Fusion Superconducting Magnets

    China completes the world's largest fusion reactor superconducting magnet — a 582-ton toroidal field coil — and tests a fully domestically produced high-temperature superconducting solenoid at internationally leading performance levels.

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