{"id":264647,"date":"2023-12-04T10:12:55","date_gmt":"2023-12-04T15:12:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sftarticles.wpenginepowered.com\/es\/?p=319086"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:29:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-02T00:29:12","slug":"japan-just-announced-the-largest-nuclear-fusion-reactor-in-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/japan-just-announced-the-largest-nuclear-fusion-reactor-in-the-world\/","title":{"rendered":"Japan has just announced the world&#8217;s largest nuclear fusion reactor"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The path to achieving zero emissions crosses through many territories. It&#8217;s not just about renewable energies; nuclear power is also part of it. <strong>Despite being long criticized, it&#8217;s a very useful energy source that doesn&#8217;t have the issue of emitting carbon into the atmosphere<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"sc-card-program\">\r\n  <div class=\"sc-card-program__body\">\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row clearfix\">\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-logo\">\r\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__img\" alt=\"Discord\" src=\"https:\/\/images.sftcdn.net\/images\/t_app-icon-s\/p\/f4c4dac6-c830-11e6-bd9d-599bf3caf9c2\/3298232087\/discord-logo\" width=\"100px\" height=\"100px\">\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-title\">\r\n        <span class=\"sc-card-program__title\">Discord<\/span>\r\n        <a class=\"sc-card-program__button sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DOWNLOAD<\/a>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n      <div class=\"sc-card-program__col-rating\">\r\n        <svg class=\"rating-score__content\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0\" y=\"0\" viewbox=\"0 0 50 50\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 50 50\" xml:space=\"preserve\"><path class=\"rating-score__background rating-score--good\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><path class=\"rating-score__value rating-score__value--0\" fill=\"none\" stroke-width=\"6\" stroke-dashoffset=\"0\" stroke-miterlimit=\"10\" d=\"M40 40c8.3-8.3 8.3-21.7 0-30s-21.7-8.3-30 0 -8.3 21.7 0 30\"><\/path><text class=\"rating-score__number\" content=\"\" text-anchor=\"middle\" transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 1 25 31.0837)\" data-auto=\"app-user-score\"><\/text><\/svg>\r\n      <\/div>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <span class=\"sc-card-program__description\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <div class=\"sc-card-program__row\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sc-card-program__bigpic\" src=\"\" onerror=\"this.style.display='none'\">\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <a class=\"sc-card-program__link track-link sc-card-program-internal\" href=\"https:\/\/discord.en.softonic.com\/android\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Fusion differs from fission, used in nuclear power plants<\/strong>, as it&#8217;s based on the same principle that powers the Sun and stars. In fusion, hydrogen nuclei merge into helium, releasing light and heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Moreover, unlike nuclear energy, fusion is inherently safe<\/strong> since the reaction stops when the fuel supply or energy source is interrupted. It also doesn&#8217;t generate high-level, long-life radioactive waste.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"The JT-60SA tokamak comes on line\" width=\"840\" height=\"473\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/pN3eBOcL5-A?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Reasons why they believe in nuclear fusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The planet&#8217;s journey towards using clean energies has taken another leap forward in Naka, Japan<\/strong>, where the world&#8217;s largest and most advanced nuclear fusion experimental reactor has been inaugurated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Located at the National Institute for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology, the system, <strong>known as JT-60SA, is a six-story donut-shaped machine called a tokamak that contains magnetic field coils <\/strong>confining the plasma particles to reach the necessary conditions for fusion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This marks a significant advancement for fusion science, a technology scientists and engineers have been experimenting with since the 1950s, currently holding great promise as a carbon-free energy source.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">First plasma fired up at world\u2019s largest fusion reactor.<br><br>Japan\u2019s JT-60SA is a joint international fusion experiment being built and operated by Japan and Europe, in Naka, Japan.<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/OT2yEeFvNM\">pic.twitter.com\/OT2yEeFvNM<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rainmaker1973\/status\/1730536449928224879?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 1, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Currently, there are more than 50 tokamaks worldwide<\/strong>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2023\/dec\/01\/worlds-biggest-experimental-nuclear-fusion-reactor-launched-in-japan#:~:text=The%20world's%20biggest%20operational%20experimental,been%20inaugurated%20in%20Naka%2C%20Japan.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" title=\"\">according to figures from the IAEA<\/a>, and the US Department of Energy cites fusion energy specialists who believe they are the primary plasma confinement concept for future fusion power plants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The JT-60SA is a joint project of the European Union and Japan, part of ITER<\/strong> (International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor), an ambitious energy project involving collaboration from 35 countries to build the world&#8217;s largest tokamak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JT-60SA is designed as a testbed for the ITER project and <strong>will use hydrogen and its deuterium isotope to conduct experiments on plasma stability and its effect on energy production<\/strong>. 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