Thailand Tokamak-1 | |
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Device type | Tokamak |
Location | Nakhon Nayok province, Thailand |
Affiliation | Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology |
Technical specifications | |
Major radius | 65 cm (26 in) |
Minor radius | 20 cm (7.9 in) |
Magnetic field | 1.0 T (10,000 G) (toroidal) |
Plasma current | 150 kA |
History | |
Year(s) of operation | 2023–present |
Thailand Tokamak-1 (orTT-1) is a small research tokamak operated by the Thailand Institute of Nuclear TechnologyinNakhon Nayok province, Thailand.[1][2] The tokamak was built in collaboration with the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and features an upgraded design based on the HT-6M tokamak developed in 1984. The first successful test of the device occurred on 21 April 2023. TT-1 officially began operations on 25 July 2023 and became the first tokamak to operate in Southeast Asia.[3][4]
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