{"id":114878,"date":"2021-06-10T08:21:28","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:21:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/?p=114878"},"modified":"2021-06-10T08:21:31","modified_gmt":"2021-06-10T08:21:31","slug":"experimental-advanced-superconducting-tokamak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edristi.in\/hi\/%e0%a4%b9%e0%a5%8b%e0%a4%ae\/experimental-advanced-superconducting-tokamak\/","title":{"rendered":"Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Question: In which of the following country, the Experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor is located?<br><\/strong>a) USA<br>b) Japan<br>c) China<br>d) India<br><strong>Answer: (c)<br>Related Facts:-<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>On 4 June 2021; the latest experiment performed by Experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor.<\/li><li>EAST which is also known as Chinese artificial sun set a new world record of achieving a plasma temperature of 120 million degrees Celsius for 101 seconds.<\/li><li>This successful experiment is being considered as a key step toward the test running of a fusion reactor.<\/li><li>Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor is an advanced nuclear fusion experimental research device.<\/li><li>EAST is located at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) in Hefei, China.<\/li><li>The breakthrough was announced by Gong Xianzu, a researcher at the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP).<\/li><li>Gong Xianzu is in charge of the experiment conducted in Hefei, capital of east China&#8217;s Anhui Province.<\/li><li>The Chinese artificial sun or the EAST also realized a plasma temperature of 160 million degrees Celsius, lasting for 20 seconds.<\/li><li>The ultimate goal of EAST, located at ASIPP in Hefei, is to create nuclear fusion like the Sun.<\/li><li>Deuterium abound in the sea has been used in this experiment to provide a steady stream of clean energy.<\/li><li>It is estimated that the deuterium in one liter of seawater can produce, through fusion reaction, the amount of energy equivalent to 300 liters of gasoline.<\/li><li>Around 300 scientists and engineers mobilized to support the operation of the doughnut-shaped experiment facility.<\/li><li>Experiment facility includes a vacuum system, RF wave system, laser scattering system, and microwave system.<\/li><li>Preparation and upgrading work for the experiment started about a year ago, the institute said.<\/li><li>It&#8217;s a huge achievement in China&#8217;s physics and engineering fields.<\/li><li>The experiment&#8217;s success lays the foundation for China to build its own nuclear fusion energy station,<\/li><li>Raw materials required for the artificial sun are almost unlimited on earth.<\/li><li>Nuclear Fusion Energy Stations have great advantage s fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas, which are in danger of being exhausted and pose a threat to the environment.<\/li><li>Therefore, fusion energy is considered the ideal ultimate energy with the potential to help China realize carbon neutrality.<\/li><li>Fusion energy, one of the greatest frontiers of today&#8217;s physics, requires not only top scientific research ability but also massive experimental instruments.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Links:-<\/strong><br><a href=\"http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2021-05\/28\/c_139975997_2.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">http:\/\/www.xinhuanet.com\/english\/2021-05\/28\/c_139975997_2.htm<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Question: In which of the following country, the Experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor is located?a) USAb) Japanc) Chinad) IndiaAnswer: (c)Related Facts:- On 4 June 2021; the latest experiment performed by Experimental advanced superconducting Tokamak (EAST) reactor. 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