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General Fusion Hits World-First 1 KeV Fusion Milestone
General Fusion achieves world-first 1 keV plasma temperature using practical low-speed compression.
In brief
General Fusion achieves world-first 1 keV plasma temperature using practical low-speed compression. General Fusion reached a world-first 1 keV electron temperature milestone with its LM26 machine, marking a key step toward commercial fusion power. Originally reported by Financialpost.
General Fusion Announces World-First Fusion Milestone
General Fusion, the first publicly listed fusion energy company, achieved a world-first result on its path to commercial fusion power.
“General Fusion, the first publicly listed fusion energy company, has announced a world-first result on its path to commercial fusion power.”
LM26 Heats Plasma to 12 Million Degrees
Its large-scale demonstration machine, Lawson Machine 26, heated plasma to more than 12 million degrees celsius, or over 1 kev.
“heated plasma to more than 12 million degrees celsius, or more than 1 kev in the units the fusion industry uses”
Measured by UKAEA and AXUV Diagnostics
The temperature was measured with the UK Atomic Energy Authority and absolute extreme ultraviolet diagnostic data.
“the industry-recognized, gold-standard thomson scattering diagnostic recorded approximately 1.1 kev, or 12.6 million degrees celsius”
Ion Temperature Doubles
Ion temperature rose to approximately 0.46 kev, up to a twofold increase above starting ion temperature.
“ion temperature rose to approximately 0.46 kev, up to a twofold increase above starting ion temperature”
Next Milestone: 10 KeV Plasma
General Fusion aims to reach 10 kev, roughly 100 million degrees celsius, with upgrades to LM26 already underway.
“next up: 10 kev, roughly 100 million degrees celsius, with upgrades to lm26 already underway”
Practical Low-Speed Compression Approach
General Fusion’s approach compresses plasma in milliseconds, reducing power needs and complexity compared to other methods.
“the company s technology squeezes a magnetically confined plasma with a metal wall. unlike other plasma compression approaches that use lasers or other extreme equipment to compress in microseconds or nanoseconds, general fusion s approach compresses in milliseconds”
The short version
General Fusion reached a world-first 1 keV electron temperature milestone with its LM26 machine, marking a key step toward commercial fusion power.
