Research Objects Roles of JT-60
To realize fusion power plant, we urge the fusion plasma research and development in the JT-60 tokamak.
Leading the nuclear fusion research in the world
- High β, steady state research and their physics understandings
- Contribution to the construction and operation of the ITER (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), and the future DEMO reactor
JT-60 Operational History and the Progress of Plasma Performance
We started the JT-60 operation in 1985. JT-60 has been leading the nuclear fusion research in the world. The world record was achieved for the Q value, the ion temperature and the fusion triple product.
Future Plan
Modification of JT-60 to Superconducting Tokamak
- Objectives: to realize high-beta steady-state operation in the use of reduced radio-activation ferritic steel in a collision-less regime.
- Planning : For further progress in the high-beta steady-state research, the modification of JT-60 is regarded as "National centralized tokamak (NCT) facility program". Detailed design work is ongoing in collaboration with universities, institutes and industries in Japan.
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