Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak

<p>The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), also known as HT-7U (Hefei Tokamak 7 Upgrade), is an experimental <a href="/facts/Superconducting/pqQAlSzJ">superconducting</a> <a href="/facts/Tokamak/kDtb8Bsw">tokamak</a> <a href="/facts/Magnetic_fusion_energy/ThThVDpr">magnetic fusion energy</a> reactor in <a href="/facts/Hefei/h8gGTMT6">Hefei</a>, China. Operated by the <a href="/facts/Hefei_Institutes_of_Physical_Science/3BDYb68D">Hefei Institutes of Physical Science</a> conducting its experiments for the <a href="/facts/Chinese_Academy_of_Sciences/zzHb3yVm">Chinese Academy of Sciences</a>, EAST began its operations in 2006. EAST is part of the international <a href="/facts/ITER/SkpWL87b">ITER</a> program after China joined the initiative in 2003 and acts as a testbed for ITER technologies. On January 20, 2025, it sustained plasma for 1066 seconds.
</p><p>It is the first tokamak to utilize <a href="/facts/Superconducting/pqQAlSzJ">superconducting</a> toroidal and poloidal magnets.
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Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak open-in-new

Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak