KSTAR

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Korea's superconducting tokamak; held 100M°C for 48 s (2024).

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Headquarters: Daejeon, South Korea

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Plasma temp 100M°C 100M°C for 48 s (2024) Plasma duration 102s 102 s, H-mode (2024)

Roadmap & milestones

KSTAR — 102 s H-mode and 100M°C for 48 s

2024-03

KSTAR / KFE

In its 2023–24 campaign, after a tungsten divertor upgrade, KSTAR sustained high-confinement (H-mode) plasma for 102 s and held ion temperatures of 100M°C for 48 s — both device records. The team's next goal is 300 s above 100M°C by the end of 2026.

Press release · 2024-03