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PLATO

Research on PLATO will focus on the physics of turbulent plasmas and their understanding.

Type
Fusion device
Approach
Tokamak
Country
JP
Status
Planned
Ownership
public

Design values

What the machine was built to do, as published. Not results, and never ranked.

Design values for PLATO
ParameterValueUnit StatusSource
Major radius medium confidence 0.7 m m planned World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Minor radius medium confidence 0.25 m m planned World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Plasma current medium confidence 0.075 MA MA planned World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
On-axis magnetic field medium confidence 0.3 T T planned World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent
Plasma duration (nominal) medium confidence 0.2 s s planned World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022 independent