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JT-60U

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JT-60U held the world record for the fusion triple product, and reached a DT-equivalent fusion gain above unity on deuterium plasmas. It was dismantled to make way for JT-60SA.

Quoted verbatim from the IAEA World Survey of Fusion Devices, not paraphrased.
Type
Fusion device
Approach
Tokamak
Fuel
D-D
Country
JP
Status
Shut down

Measurements

3.1 × 10²⁰ m⁻³·keV·s Fusion triple product (nTτ_E) claimed

21.5 keV Ion temperature claimed

4.2 × 10¹⁹ m⁻³ Plasma density claimed

0.344 s Energy confinement time (τ_E) claimed

0.185 Equivalent D-T gain (extrapolated) claimed

Denominator: External heating power coupled into the plasma

5.6 × 10²⁰ m⁻³·keV·s Fusion triple product (nTτ_E) claimed

measured 1998 · shot E31872

16.8 keV Ion temperature claimed

measured 1998 · shot E31872

4.8 × 10¹⁹ m⁻³ Plasma density claimed

measured 1998 · shot E31872

0.69 s Energy confinement time (τ_E) claimed

measured 1998 · shot E31872