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Europe's tokamak; set the 69 MJ energy record in its 2023 final campaign.

Editorial profile — compiled by us from public sources.

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Culham, UK

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Energy gain Q Q 0.7 tokamak, 16 MW (1997) Triple product 4.4×10²⁰ 4.4×10²⁰, D-T (1997)

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First major tokamak energy gain

1997-11
JET (UKAEA)

16 MW peak fusion power, Q ≈ 0.67 — the benchmark for 25 years.

Database · 1997-11

69 MJ — world fusion energy record

2023-12
JET (UKAEA)

JET's final deuterium-tritium campaign, from just 0.2 mg of fuel.

Press release · 2024-02

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