Research

Research

International Fusion Research

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1950~60s Fusion theory establishment and basic science research
- 1951
  Dr. Sakharov (Russia) invented the “Tokamak”
1970~80s Construction and operation of large-scale fusion devices for scientific demonstration
- 1977
  EU began JET construction
- 1979
  The first Korean tokamak device, SNUT-79 was developed
1990s Scientific demonstration of fusion through large tokamaks
- 1994
  TFTR (USA) achieved 10MW fusion energy
- 1997
  JET (EU) produced the world’s largest fusion energy (16MW)
- 1998
  JT-60U (Japan) surpassed the energy breakeven point (Q=1) by the Q value of 1.25
2000s International co-operation on ITER begins
- 2006
  ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) Joint Implementation Agreement was signed
  
  EAST (China) was completed and started operation
- 2007
  KSTAR (Korea) was completed and started operation
- 2008
  First plasma of the KSTAR (Korea)
2010s ITER construction
- 2010
  ITER Construction Begins
- 2015
  W7-X (Germany) was completed
- 2020
  JT-60SA (Japan) construction was completed
2020s ITER completion and operation
- 2025
  ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor) completion
2030~50s DEMO construction and fusion energy commercialization
- 2038
  DEMO (Fusion demonstration reactor) construction will start