China donates Thailand fusion reactor

[Karl]

Pretty sure China wanted to sell this very same reactor to Pakistan in the mid 2000's. I think for $15 -$20 million.

https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/08/academia/china-thailand-nuclear-fusion-research/

AsianScientist (Aug. 1, 2018) – China’s HT-6M tokamak—one of four fusion devices developed by the Institute of Plasma Physics at Hefei Institutes of Physical Science (ASIPP)—has been donated to the Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT). The HT-6M tokamak has been in operation for 18 years from 1984 to 2002 and has made great contributions to China’s fusion power research and development (R&D). In 2017, TINT and ASIPP signed a cooperation agreement that ASIPP would donate its HT-6M tokamak to TINT as well as help Thailand with the facility in terms of its installation and operation. Under the agreement, China will also assist in cultivating talent in the domain of fusion power R&D in Thailand. The handing-over ceremony of the facility was held in Anhui province, China, where ASIPP is located. Thailand’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn graced the event. Thailand and China are also collaborating on a larger scale, finding synergy between China’s Belt and Road initiative and Thailand’s National 4.0 Strategy. To coordinate research efforts, the Chinese Academy of Sciences Innovation Cooperation Center in Bangkok, or CAS-ICC Bangkok, was set up in Bangkok, Thailand. The center will promote science and technology cooperation between the two countries and provide assistance for the commercialization of discoveries. Read more from Asian Scientist Magazine at: https://www.asianscientist.com/2018/08/academia/china-thailand-nuclear-fusion-research/

 

[Men in Green]

Isn't our friendship deeper than ocean sweeter than honey and stronger than steel. Then why?

 

[maximuswarrior]

How is this bad news for Pakistan?

If it got offered to Pakistan by China and we didn't take it back then it must have had a reason such as cost etc.

 

[war&peace]

There is no dearth of idiots and enemies in Pakistani bureaucracy. You spend a week with them and you would want to kill half of them by skinning them alive. Financially corrupt, mentally retarded, morally corrupt ( many of them pimp their own women) ..

 

[maximuswarrior]

There is no dearth of idiots and enemies in Pakistani bureaucracy. You spend a week with them and you would want to kill half of them by skinning them alive. Financially corrupt, mentally retarded, morally corrupt ( many of them pimp their own women) ..

These bastards would sell their country for a dime. In fact they have.

 

[Chakar The Great]

Next 5 years will IA bring good news and garbing of opportunities. What is lost is lost.

 

[Trango Towers]

some people here think that anything Chinese is excellent and Pakistan must have.....well.....nooooooooooo

 

[war&peace]

These bastards would sell their country for a dime. In fact they have.

Mate, many of them use their women for promotions and favours..they drink, they do all kinds of nasty stuff...they are typical libtards.. you see likes of them on TV shows abusing Pakistan, its ideology, Islam (under the pretext of mullah)..
They use all powers to accumulate wealth through unfair means, they use all aids and scholarships for their own children to study abroad.. they become our ambassadors but bark against us, our culture, our religion, everything to get some favours from their masters...
These sons of whores are in excruciating pain after IK's win and his first speech in which he reiterated that he won't live in the PM palace rather in a home in ministers enclave. And even there he has selected the most modest home reserved for a minister of state. That means all your DCs, Commissioners, Judges and Secretaries who are living enjoying royal statuses in houses sprawling over acres of land, will have to vacate them and live in modest homes...Have you ever visited GORs?

 

[Kakaspai]

China is sovereign country they can do things as they like.

 

[xyxmt]

Kids will be kids

 

[waz]

Mate, many of them use their women for promotions and favours..they drink, they do all kinds of nasty stuff...they are typical libtards.. you see likes of them on TV shows abusing Pakistan, its ideology, Islam (under the pretext of mullah)..
They use all powers to accumulate wealth through unfair means, they use all aids and scholarships for their own children to study abroad.. they become our ambassadors but bark against us, our culture, our religion, everything to get some favours from their masters...
These sons of whores are in excruciating pain after IK's win and his first speech in which he reiterated that he won't live in the PM palace rather in a home in ministers enclave. And even there he has selected the most modest home reserved for a minister of state. That means all your DCs, Commissioners, Judges and Secretaries who are living enjoying royal statuses in houses sprawling over acres of land, will have to vacate them and live in modest homes...Have you ever visited GORs?

It's game on bro with captain Imran at the helm hahaha.

 

[war&peace]

It's game on bro with captain Imran at the helm hahaha.

I know them because I met quite a lot of them not only in Pakistan but also in USA and elsewhere and they used to boast very proudly about their connections and how they were getting all those facilities and wealth.

 

[BRAVO_]

china is a free country and they did what was in their better interests and if pakistan did;t got that ... there must be a reason we should not challenge friendship on every single issue... in countries all relations are based upon interests and every country watch its own interests

 

[Kaniska]

It's game on bro with captain Imran at the helm hahaha.

Again, why something is bad for Pakistan here...Why do not you think other war around...Pakistan may be looking for a better product or something more sophisticated than the one being offered to Thailand...

 

[Karl]

Maybe Pakistan can persuade China to pull the HT-7 out of a museum and into Pinstech. Or maybe develop something like the ST40 in the UK?

https://www.iter.org/newsline/270/1616

China's HT-7 retires after 11,800 plasma shots
Shaohua Dong, ASIPP


China's HT-7 retires after 11,800 plasma shots

HT-7, the world's fourth—and China's first—superconducting tokamak entered service in 1995 and has fulfilled all of its scientific missions, nurturing three generations of Chinese fusion scientists.
Next time you want to see HT-7 you will have to go see it in its new home, ASIPP's new energy centre in Huainan (80 km west of Hefei). It will ultimately become a museum exhibit, showcasing an important period of history and bearing witness to fusion research developments in China over the past two decades.

Recently the HT-7 Tokamak was officially endorsed for retirement by the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Ministry of Environmental Protection after a three-month review of the feasibility of retirement and the retirement plan that included an assessment of scrap equipment and environmental impact. This is the first mega-science device that has ever been taken out of service in China.

HT-7, the world's fourth—and China's first—superconducting tokamak entered service in 1995 and has fulfilled all of its scientific missions, running nearly 20 rounds of experiments, discharging 11,800 plasma shots, nurturing three generations of Chinese fusion scientists and achieving a 400-second record in long plasma discharges.

Its story dates back to early 1990 when Academician B. Kadomtsev, the former director of the Kurchatov Institute in Moscow, expressed his Institute's willingness to transfer the T-7 Tokamak to ASIPP as a gift.

After discussing logistical, management and technical considerations with his colleagues, as well as the engineering and physics challenges, Academician Huo Yuping (the director of ASIPP at that time) made a quick and bold decision to accept the offer. This decision received strong support from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and other government authorities.

From 1991 to 1994 T-7, together with its subsystems, was transported to Hefei. Despite economic hardship at that time, ASIPP—with the participation and assistance of Russian scientists—pooled its human and financial resources to rebuild the T-7 Tokamak, which was renamed "HT-7" (the "H" stands for Hefei).

After commissioning in March 1995 HT-7 was put into operation the same year, a milestone marking the entry of China (after Russia, France and Japan) into the circle of nations possessing a superconducting tokamak.


On 21 March 2008, HT-7 achieved a 400-second plasma record, with central electron temperature of twelve million degrees, and central plasma density 0.5×1019m-3.
In order to conduct long-pulse high-performance plasma operation and related physics research on HT-7, ASIPP developed dozens of systems and technologies such as radio frequency wall conditioning, a water-cooled graphite limiter, a1.5 MW/20-110 MHz radio frequency heating system, real-time multi-variable feedback plasma control, 2.45GHz/1.2MW lower hybrid current drive, and a 30 MW thyristor convertor in same phase anti- parallel connection with 4-quadrant circulating current operation mode.

In total, 11,8000 shots were discharged in nearly 20 HT-7 experiment campaigns, which explored graphite limiter operation mode, high parameter plasma characteristics with wave heating and drive, and long-pulse high-performance operation modes. On 21 March 2008, HT-7 achieved a 400-second plasma record with central electron temperature of twelve million degrees and central plasma density of 0.5×1019m-3.

Because of HT-7 construction and operation, ASIPP has greatly enhanced its R&D capabilities and cultivated a team of engineers and scientists willing to brave hardship and challenges, a trustworthy "team of accomplishments." In addition, ASIPP has promoted extensive international cooperation.

The valuable experience and manpower training resulting from HT-7 exploitation paved the way for the successful construction and operation of EAST and has laid a solid foundation for China's contribution to ITER. It is also a valuable source of information for the future fusion research and projects.

To those who have worked for and on HT-7, the tokamak represents a huge part of their lives—a legend of tears and laughter. The day of 12 October 2012 will always be a day to remember for ASIPP staff: three generations of ASIPP scientists gathered in the HT-7 tokamak control room to witness the last plasma discharge of this beloved machine and to say goodbye. HT-7 did not let them down, putting a beautiful full stop to its career by giving a mighty and last shot amid thunderous cheers and applause.