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Fusion's DeepSeek Moment?
Image: Primary China has included nuclear fusion among its priorities for cutting-edge science and technology in the 15th Five-Year Plan. The plan calls for breakthroughs in tritium fuel preparation and recycling, materials irradiation testing, high-performance lasers, and superconducting magnet manufacturing. It also calls for plasma operation experiments on deuterium-tritium fusion and feasibility verification across multiple technical approaches.
Yang Zhao, CEO of Energy Singularity, described the company's work on high-temperature superconducting tokamaks in a recent interview. The Shanghai startup completed its HH-70 device in two years and achieved first plasma last year. It is the world's first functioning HTS tokamak.
Energy Singularity also produced a magnet this year that generates a field of 21.7 teslas. The company built the HH-70 for 16 million dollars. Commonwealth Fusion Systems previously held a record of 20 teslas and is developing its SPARC device with first plasma expected in 2026.
Energy Singularity plans to complete construction of its HH-170 device
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