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About KSTAR
KSTAR is the worldclass superconducting tokamak developed and constructed by domestic technology. KSTAR operation will establish the knowledge-base for fusion science and operation techonology. KSTAR will help Korea to lead fusion technology in the era of commercial fusion power plants.
KSTAR is the world's next-generation superconducting tokamak nuclear fusion research device for the development of fusion energy. Developed and constructed using Korean technology, KSTAR has been in full operation with excellent outcomes from experimental campaigns carried out every year since the first plasma achievement in July 2008. In 2018, the KFE performed its 20,000th plasma experimental shot.
KSTAR System Specification
- Device name | KSTAR (Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research)
- Size | Diameter (D)_9.4m, Height (H)_9.6m, Weight(W)_1,000ton
- Superconductor | Nb3Sn (CS & TF coil), NbTi (PF coil)
- Final target | Toroidal magnetic field_3.5 Tesla, Plasma pulse
- Performance | duration of 300 seconds, superconducting operating temperature_4K (269 degrees below zero)
KSTAR Mission & Progress
KSTAR Key Features
KSTAR Parameters
Kstar Experimental Building
KOREA INSTITUTE OF FUSION ENERGY - Leading Institution for the Korean fusion energy development
Kstar Experimental Building - To Explore the physics and technology of high performance steady state operation for fusion reactor
KFE Head Quarter - KSTAR Infra facilities - KSTAR Experimental Building - KSTAR Heating Facility - KSTAR Control Room
KSTAR Torus Hall
Width : 91m
Depth : 50m
Height : 30m
KSTAR - Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (Device Construction : 1995.12 ~ 2007. 08)
KSTAR Tokamak
Helium Distribution System
ECRH
NBI
ICRF
Li-Beam Injector
Vacuum Pumping System
ECEI
Thomson Scattering
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