The JT-60SA is one of three fusion-related devices the EU and Japan are collaborating on, which complement the pair's work on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project.
Meanwhile, ITER's main reactor and first plasma are scheduled for 2025. ITER, still under construction in France, will build on the knowledge scientists glean from tests on the JT-60SA. The six-storey tall JT-60SA is about half the planned height of ITER, but its plasmas are expected to closely resemble those produced by its successor.
Meanwhile, ITER's main reactor and first plasma are scheduled for 2025. ITER, still under construction in France, will build on the knowledge scientists glean from tests on the JT-60SA. The six-storey tall JT-60SA is about half the planned height of ITER, but its plasmas are expected to closely resemble those produced by its successor.
The EU and Japan have today marked the start of operations of the biggest and most advanced tokamak-type fusion reactor in the world - JT-60SA located in Ibaraki Prefecture, Japan. At an inauguration ceremony in Naka, the EU’s Commissioner for Energy Kadri Simson and Japan’s Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Mr. Masahito Moriyama reaffirmed their long-standing cooperation in the field of fusion energy, supporting the international effort to develop fusion energy, including through the ITER project and the Broader Approach activities.
Both sides underlined their support for the operation and technical upgrades of JT-60SA to continue producing groundbreaking research results, useful for ITER and for designing and constructing the fusion reactors of the future.
There was also a joint commitment to strengthen the JT-60SA International Fusion School (JIFS), successfully inaugurated in September 2023, to train young scientists and engineers and develop human resources necessary to achieve fusion energy in the future.
Both sides underlined their support for the operation and technical upgrades of JT-60SA to continue producing groundbreaking research results, useful for ITER and for designing and constructing the fusion reactors of the future.
There was also a joint commitment to strengthen the JT-60SA International Fusion School (JIFS), successfully inaugurated in September 2023, to train young scientists and engineers and develop human resources necessary to achieve fusion energy in the future.
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