Modeled trajectories of energetic particles as they interact with instabilities on the DIII-D National Fusion Facility
Research on DIII-D is leading to ways to control fast ion instabilities, which can significantly degrade fusion performance and potentially damage a fusion reactor.
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Progress at the ITER Site Continues
Tokamak Assembly Hall (background) and Tokamak Pit (foreground), and four 400kV transformers (insert) which are part of the U.S. procurement to ITER.
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Plasma Discharge in the National Spherical Tokamak eXperiment – Upgrade (NSTX-U)
The most powerful spherical torus fusion experiment in the world turns up the heat, achieving high plasma confinement performance within the first few weeks of operation.
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First Hydrogen Plasma in the Wendelstein 7-X Stellarator
Achievement of the first hydrogen plasma at the Wendelstein 7-X stellarator in Greifswald, Germany on February 3, 2016 marked the start of scientific operation.
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