turn our attention to some remarkable
developments in the world of science
South Korean researchers are taking
nuclear fusion technology to new heights
heights no one ever really thought
possible they developed a so-called
artificial Sun that reached astonishing
temperatures although we must stress for
a short period of time but they still
marks a milestone in the development of
a workable fusion reactor which could
have great a greater effect on energy
around the world and green energy in
particular Oh Sooyoung with more in 1.5
seconds of sheer magnetic force
South Korea's artificial Sun reached
record plasma temperatures seven times
hotter than the actual Sun taking us
closer to a world that runs on unlimited
green energy the k-star tokamak a
magnetic fusion device that the National
fusion Research Institute sustained the
plasma ion temperature of more than a
hundred million degrees Celsius for the
first time in the world tokamak seemed
to create and harness energy from atomic
fusion which occur in superhot plasma
replicating the natural process that
powers the Sun billions of times a
second
a plasma ion temperature of at least a
hundred million degrees needs to be
generated to smoothly run the nuclear
fusion process we've operated k-star for
ten years and we've now marked this
milestone temperature for about 1.5
seconds showing we've obtained the
technology to maintain this temperature
for longer durations hereafter the
achievement comes the scientists around
the world are looking to develop nuclear
fusion devices in order to create clean
and sustainable sources of energy
tokamaks are designed to create and
control plasma from fuels like deuterium
and tritium which are considered
eco-friendly and readily available as
they're extracted from water and lithium
and are carbon free also nuclear fusion
produces almost 4 million times more
energy than burning fossil fuels for
which they're seen as an ideal source of
clean and affordable power for
generations to come
to explore the potential Korea's
state-of-the-art fusion device has been
part of global efforts to build the
largest tokamak in the world called ITER
with experiment set to begin in 2025 it
has plasma temperature needs to reach at
least 150 million Celsius for further
research on developing industrial and
commercial fusion reactors to contribute
to the school K star developers hope
that the Korean tokamak will be able to
maintain the a hundred million Celsius
level for at least 10 seconds by the end
of this year Oh Sooyoung Arirang news
