plasma for over 100 seconds at ~50 million °C. On November 12, 2018, EAST reached a milestone of 100 million °C electron temperature. In May, 2021, EAST reached a milestone of 120 million °C electron temperature for 101 seconds. On December 30, 2021, a long-pulse high-parameter plasma operation of 1056 seconds was realized, which once again created a new world record for the operation of the Tokamak experimental device. Physics objectives China is a member of the ITER consortium, and EAST is a testbed for ITER technologies. EAST was designed to test: Superconducting Niobium-titanium poloidal field magnets, making it the first tokamak with superconducting toroidal and poloidal magnets Non-inductive current drive Pulses of up to 102 seconds with 0.5 MA plasma current Schemes for controlling plasma instabilities through real-time diagnostics Materials for diverters and plasma facing components Operation with βN = 2 and confinement factor H89 > 2 Tokamak parameters See also ASDEX Upgrade China Fusion Engineering Test Reactor (CFETR) HL-2M List of fusion experiments ITER Joint European Torus JT-60 KSTAR References External links - Official website of EAST Fusion Facility - Chinese Academy of Science People's Daily article Xinhua article Mar 1 2006 - Note that EAST is not the "world's first experimental nuclear fusion device". Xinhua article Mar 24, 2006 Nuke fusion reactor completes test Tokamaks Buildings and structures in Hefei Nuclear power in China ur:مصنوعی سورج