2023-12-04 21:11:02
By Régis Arnaud
Published 28 minutes ago, Updated now
The successful QST (National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology) nuclear fusion test in Naka involved more than 500 scientists and 70 companies. Handout/National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology (QST)
In partnership with Europe, the country produced its first plasma in the JT60-SA tokamak.
« 5,4,3,2,1…zero ! » Euphoric atmosphere this Friday in the control center of the discreet National Institute of Quantum Science and Technology (QST) in Naka, in central Japan. Under thunderous applause, European and Japanese dignitaries jointly press a red button, causing a strange and fleeting spherical blue light to appear on a giant screen. Their joy, as if liberated, is reminiscent of that of a successful rocket takeoff. And for good reason: this handful of scientists has, in a certain way, come closer to the Sun by taking an important step in mastering the process by which the star produces energy: nuclear fusion. They indeed managed to produce and maintain for twelve seconds some 160 m3 of the plasma necessary to initiate the fusion reaction. A record.
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