Engineers at the DV Efremov Institute of Electrophysical Apparatus (NIIEFA), a branch of Rosatom, have reached a milestone in nuclear fusion research by testing a high-temperature superconductor (HTSC) wire.
This development is a component for the Tokamak with Reactor Technologies (TRT), a reactor designed for the transition toward fusion energy.
The research team recently completed trials on a five-meter piece of wire that represents a leap in engineering. This wire is composed of 240 HTSC tapes embedded within a copper stabilizing matrix and encased in stainless steel.
According to Andrey Mednikov, head of the
These parameters represent a point in superconductivity, as such performance levels have never been reached in previous installations.
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