China continues breakthroughs on "artificial sun"

Chinese scientists and researchers are continuing their development of the country's new generational artificial sun, the HL-3, located in southwest China's Sichuan Province. The HL-3 is a tokamak, or an experimental machine that harnesses nuclear fusion to create clean energy, and breakthroughs have been made recently regarding its so-called "first wall". This describes the part of the tokamak that directly faces the extreme high temperatures and particle bombardment. China has independently launched R&D and manufacturing efforts on first wall development including welding techniques and high heat flux testing, which have all reached international standards. The next phases of development include a full upgrade to the HL-3 with an aim of achieving its first burning plasma experiment by 2027. Researchers say the plan then is to build a fusion pilot test reactor by 2035, and then a demonstration reactor around 2045, and eventually, a commercial reactor. __________________ ShanghaiEye focuses on producing top-quality contents. Nobody knows SHANGHAI better than us. Please subscribe to us ☻☻☻ __________________ For more stories, please click ■ What's up today in Shanghai, the most updated news of the city https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MNjpE4hspSVry8dR555getN ■ Amazing Shanghai, exploring the unknown corners of the city, learning the people, food and stories behind them https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MMVTWr-zIXjsS4hhSQPmyes ■ What Chinese people's lives are like during the post COVID-19 period https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MPrPTmIirpfgETu6VKVESXe ■ Views of foreign scholars on China and its affairs https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MO9ua_nSK6slRPdUl-ovjRe ■ Foreign faces in Shanghai, people living in this city sharing their true feelings https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MP0vJDSw23_1MCPJhAfGbiG ■ Mini-docs showing why China is the country it is today https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLeyl7CQ2A5MOreRu2AbZ3ziIUyCcdBLwX __________________ ☎Leave us messages if you have any suggestions or questions! Thank you!