Where is the tokamak fusion reactor?

Princeton, New Jersey

Is ITER a tokamak?

First developed by Soviet research in the late 1960s, the tokamak has been adopted around the world as the most promising configuration of magnetic fusion device. ITER will be the world’s largest tokamak—twice the size of the largest machine currently in operation, with ten times the plasma chamber volume.

Which country has fusion reactor?

The ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) project currently under construction in Cadarache, France will be the largest tokamak when it operates in the 2020s. The Chinese Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) is a tokamak which is reported to be larger than ITER, and due for completion in 2030.

What is the equation for fusion reaction?

Fusion releases energy. The energy released is related to Einstein’s famous equation, E=mc 2. For a fusion reaction to occur it is necessary to bring the nuclei so close together that nuclear forces become important and “glue” the nuclei together.

How are nuclear fusion reactors work?

In nuclear fusion, energy is generated when two atoms join together to form one. A fusion reactor works when hydrogen atoms come together and form helium atoms, neutrons, and a huge amount of energy. This is the same reaction that powers hydrogen bombs as well as the sun.

What is nuclear fusion reactor?

Fusion reactor. Written By: Fusion reactor, also called fusion power plant or thermonuclear reactor, a device to produce electrical power from the energy released in a nuclear fusion reaction. The use of nuclear fusion reactions for electricity generation remains theoretical.