NAKA, JAPAN — Japanese and European physicists confirmed Wednesday that the JT-60SA tokamak successfully contained stable 120-million-degree deuterium plasma for 1,024 seconds, shattering the previous record and delivering crucial empirical data for ITER operational staging.
MULTI SOURCE VERIFIED • Conf: 96%
JT-60SA Tokamak Maintains Continuous Plasma Confinement for 1000 Seconds
Naka superconducting experiment achieves major magnetic stability benchmark for commercial energy roadmap.
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qst.go.jp • Tier 1 (PRIMARY DOCUMENT)
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology JT-60SA Press Bulletin
“High-beta plasma equilibrium remained stable without edge disruption for 1,024 seconds.”
fusionforenergy.europa.eu • Tier 1 (PRIMARY DOCUMENT)
Fusion for Energy European Joint Undertaking JT-60SA Operational Report
“European diagnostic sensors confirmed zero magnetic disruption across the duration of shot 2026-10-88.”