New milestone in artificial sun Tests have shown that high temperature superconducting magnets can

Mondo Science Updated on 2024-03-07

With the development of science and technology, human beings are paying more and more attention to energy, especially for clean energy, and are constantly developing related technologies. As the foundation of modern technology, energy can be said to have a very wide influence. At present, we are mainly developing clean energy such as nuclear energy, solar energy and wind energy, and our related technologies can also be said to have reached the international leading level in these fields, such as our first-class nuclear power plant related technology can be said to be "far ahead".

However, what people did not expect is that judging from the news on March 6, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and the United States Nuclear Fusion Systems Corporation (CFS) successfully tested the D-type high-temperature superconducting magnet before, and the magnetic field strength reached 20 Tesla, while refreshing the previous technology. There is no doubt that there is a new milestone for the "artificial sun": tests have shown that high-temperature superconducting magnets can be used for nuclear fusion.

It is worth noting that although this test was completed in 2021, MIT has been continuously monitoring the development of related technologies since then, and is constantly upgrading in this field. Recently, MIT issued a press release saying that after a series of detailed studies and multiple follow-up tests with FSC, it has been shown that the high-temperature superconducting magnet can be used for nuclear fusion while meeting the requirements of an economical, compact fusion power station.

If we look at this news, then human beings have a new development in fusion power stations, if it can really be used on a large scale, it means that we can carry out "artificial sun", and at the same time, it can also allow human beings to have an inexhaustible supply of clean energy, which has a great role in promoting the development of related science and technology industries.

In fact, we have been promoting technology research and development in related fields, and have also achieved many good results, the most noteworthy of which is our nuclear power plant technology.

Judging from the public information, we completed the construction of the world's leading nuclear power plant technology "thorium-based molten salt reactor nuclear energy system" in 2021, and we are also the first country in the world to start commercial use. This technology is a reactor that uses DU as a raw material to provide energy through fission. This type of reactor does not require water to cool down, and at the same time has higher thermal efficiency, safety, and can effectively reduce costs to a great extent.

It is worth noting that we have also recently made a breakthrough in high-temperature gas-cooled technology, which actually means that the fuel and other materials in the reactor are high-temperature resistant materials, and at the same time, in terms of cooling, we have not adopted traditional water-cooled technology, but have opted for air-cooled technology, which uses gas for core cooling and thermal conduction.

Just three months ago, our first *** nuclear power plant, also known as the "reactor that won't melt," went into commercial use. This also means that our research and development and application of nuclear power plant technology have reached the world's leading level.

As of January 31, nuclear power generation worldwide accounted for about 10% of total electricity generation, accounting for about one-third of the world's clean energy power generation. From this data, it is not difficult to see that the importance and use of nuclear energy is gradually increasing, and this technology will also have the potential to become one of the important clean energy sources for mankind in the future.

There is no doubt that not only have the United States and the West made breakthroughs in technological development in related fields, but we have also made a lot of achievements, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as "far ahead". With the development of related technologies, human beings will inevitably solve the energy problem in the future, and the level of productivity will be further improved.

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