Fusion Research and International Collaboration in the Asian Region

Abstract

In recent years, fusion research has become exceedingly popular in the Asian region. Many toroidal devices are currently operated for fusion research in universities and institutes. The long pulse operation of a high-performance plasma is also possible in four superconducting devices,

Overview of Fusion Engineering Research in Japan Focusing on Activities in NIFS and Universities

“…Especially in the CUP Program, a wide range of collaboration was carried out in fusion engineering, such as reactor design, superconducting magnet, materials, plasmawall interaction, and tritium/blanket101 . Collaboration is being carried out presently based on 16 MEXT/MOST Agreement Program (JWG) or on NIFS internal budget (named Post-CUP Program)102 . Recent examples of the collaboration in fusion engineering research include plasma-wall interactions in EAST Tokamak103 .…”