World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade

World’s largest operating tokamak restarts with 8-meter coils upgrade

European and Japanese teams have begun the integrated commissioning of the JT-60SA tokamak to test its systems before a six-month round of plasma experiments scheduled for the end of 2026. The JT-60SA is currently the largest operational tokamak in the world.  The upcoming experimental campaign will push the machine to higher current levels to study long-pulse and steady-state plasma scenarios. To prepare for these operations, the experiment tea…