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英媒：中国核聚变技术领先全球 或将得到无限能源
2018年04月22日 08:14 参考消息
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原标题：中国又一“黑科技”领先全球 BBC：或将得到无限能源
参考消息网4月22日报道 英国广播公司网站4月18日刊登《中国核聚变发电技术会成为世界第一吗？》的报道称，在世界对能源的需求不断增加，但对环境的破坏也相对加剧时，中国的科学家们正在引领开发被一些人视为“圣杯”的能源。BBC记者麦克唐奈到安徽采访了平时不易进入的厂房。文章摘编如下：
想象一下几乎没有任何实质浪费就能产生无限的能源——这就是核聚变的崇高承诺。
在安徽省合肥市西郊的“科学岛”上有一座闪闪发亮的巨型圆圈，被装在一个约等同于两座楼高的大型圆盒中，这是全超导托卡马克核聚变实验装置（简称EAST）。
在装置中，氢原子融合成氦，氦能够聚集比太阳核心高出数倍的热能。
反应由强大的电池控制。如果维持得当，一天能产生大量的电。
世界上许多国家都致力掌握核聚变技术，美国、日本、韩国、巴西和欧盟都在努力，但没有一个团队能像安徽的团队一样保持核聚变的稳定性。
现在它是100秒，每年越变越长。在安徽，科学家们已经开始讨论将目标放在延长十倍的时间，温度在摄氏1亿度。
但自从苏联1950年代早期开始核聚变技术以来，科学家和工程师一直没有成功是有原因的。
因为那真的非常困难。
在受到控制的环境中保持有限的核聚变反应在过去50年间已经证明可行，但核聚变的持续时间仍远远短于能转变成大量热能所需的时间。
EAST系统是源于俄罗斯设计的加强版。
在我们采访这天，我们在控制室见证了现场的辩论。有泄漏问题——不是物质外泄而是空气被吸入内部的真空——科学家们必须找出解决方法。
另一个组用对讲机联络控制室。他们围绕着EAST的管线、电力机房和梯子寻找漏洞并修补。
中科院等离子所副所长宋云涛说：“核聚变反应堆与裂变反应堆比起来已经相对安全，磁局限融合可以控制聚变。我可以关掉电源，这是无比安全的，不会造成任何核危机。”
现在的核反应依赖的是裂变和原子分裂，其结果会留下有毒废弃物，必须要被储存在安全的地方也许长达数千年。
而核聚变核电厂是将两个核融合成一个核，然后圆圈内墙的磁力（被称为电浆）在巨大的管线内部产生反应。
http://english.cctv.com/2017/07/07/ARTIUN3AYaIWxRk53esPiGnb170707.shtml
China Breakthroughs: Warming up to Artificial Sun research
Editor: Qian Ding 丨CCTV.com
07-07-2017 15:40 BJT
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By Tom McGregor, CCTV.com Panview commentator and editor
The Sun is the center of our universe as the Earth and seven other planets orbit around it. The Sun brings light and warmth to our world. But should we ask another question: Can we create an artificial sun?
Chinese scientists have already accomplished the task by initiating the experimental project in 2006 at the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The Hefei-based group has embarked on achieving major breakthroughs on artificial sun research and developing new technologies to accomplish record-breaking innovations.
The artificial sun is known as the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a Soviet-designed device that can make core temperatures even hotter than the sun.
Record-breaking evening
On the evening of July 3, Chinese scientists had set a world record by reaching 101.2 seconds of steady-state H-mode operations via a Tokamak device to harness energy - fusion.
In other words, they turned on an artificial sun, which continued to burn at scorching hot temperatures for nearly two minutes. The prior record - about 60 seconds - was set by the same team a year earlier.
They could set up a long-pulse with an H-mode discharge that can convert into energy, such as what occurs at a nuclear power plant.
Chinese scientists have received support from experts all over the world as they collaborate on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a large-scale scientific cooperation project.
Scientists from over 30 nations are participating in order to prove a fusion device can create energy, based on principles that power the sun and stars.
Make nuclear energy great again
Nuclear energy deserves recognition as green energy, since it's carbon-free and can provide a large supply of power to households.
Creating an artificial sun can upgrade nuclear power capacity. The EAST team had tapped contained super hot plasma for record lengths of time.
By replicating the energy-generating process of the sun, Chinese scientists have gotten "closer to clean and virtually unlimited energy offered by nuclear fusion," according to ECNS (English-language China News Service).
During the record-setting experiment, the EAST team could heat up H-mode plasma to 50 million Kelvins (49.999 million degrees Celsius).
The ultimate goal for ITER members is to produce 500MW (megawatts) of fusion power with only 50-MW - input power.
Chinese government officials have shown vital support for EAST, including from Yang Hongwei, director of the energy efficiency center under the National Development and Reform Commission.
Shifting out of fossil fuels
Yang believes developments on the artificial sun would represent the future direction of green energy innovations.
"This breakthrough is an important step amid the transition from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy," ECNS quotes Yang as saying.
Nevertheless, not everyone supports creating an artificial sun for commercial purposes. Lin Boqiang, dean of the China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy at Xiamen University expressed concerns that fusion energy is too expensive for production.
Scientists are at the initial stages of developing fusion energy. They have not set up the commercialization and application of the technology for daily life.
The potential costs could be exorbitant and that must be taken into consideration for wider application in households, said Lin.
There's a long way to go before the artificial sun can serve as a reliable and affordable source of fusion energy.
Witness to developments
Serving as the chief operator of EAST, Gong Xianzhu has witnessed every advance made in the Tokamak device along with its setbacks.
"EAST will continue to play a key role on both the physics and engineering fronts of steady-state operations and has significant scientific implications for ITER and the future of of China Fusion Engineering Test Ractor (CFETR)," said Gong.
Chinese scientists have worked with their peers from abroad to solve key technical and physical issues on operations, while conducting in-depth scientific research on integrated operations scenarios.
The EAST team will wrap up experiments on the artificial sun in Hefei later this month and will conduct another round later in autumn this year.
They set a goal for the Tokamak device to hit the 100 million degrees Celsius mark for 1,000 consecutive seconds.
Top-ranking as fusion maker
Constructing an artificial sun to make it run three times hotter than the sun’s core may not seem practical. The costs are enormous, as well as the time and efforts required for scientists to work on the project.
Yet, new discoveries could await as the EAST team has not only succeeded in breaking records but stand poised to achieve groundbreaking scientific innovations that could lead to an energy transformation.
Reducing pollution and cutting carbon emissions would allow all Chinese to breathe easier, which can reverberate to positive outcomes all over the world.
Perhaps an artificial sun could indeed produce a new source of energy that will offer strong commercial appeal, but if that occurs they should find ways to make the new energy source more affordable for families.
[email protected]
The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Panview or CCTV.com)
Panview offers a new window of understanding the world as well as China through the views, opinions, and analysis of experts. We also welcome outside submissions, so feel free to send in your own editorials to "[email protected]" for consideration.
http://mil.news.sina.com.cn/china/2018-04-22/doc-ifznefkh5180775.shtml
英媒：中国核聚变技术领先全球 或将得到无限能源
2018年04月22日 08:14 参考消息
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原标题：中国又一“黑科技”领先全球 BBC：或将得到无限能源
参考消息网4月22日报道 英国广播公司网站4月18日刊登《中国核聚变发电技术会成为世界第一吗？》的报道称，在世界对能源的需求不断增加，但对环境的破坏也相对加剧时，中国的科学家们正在引领开发被一些人视为“圣杯”的能源。BBC记者麦克唐奈到安徽采访了平时不易进入的厂房。文章摘编如下：
想象一下几乎没有任何实质浪费就能产生无限的能源——这就是核聚变的崇高承诺。
在安徽省合肥市西郊的“科学岛”上有一座闪闪发亮的巨型圆圈，被装在一个约等同于两座楼高的大型圆盒中，这是全超导托卡马克核聚变实验装置（简称EAST）。
在装置中，氢原子融合成氦，氦能够聚集比太阳核心高出数倍的热能。
反应由强大的电池控制。如果维持得当，一天能产生大量的电。
世界上许多国家都致力掌握核聚变技术，美国、日本、韩国、巴西和欧盟都在努力，但没有一个团队能像安徽的团队一样保持核聚变的稳定性。
现在它是100秒，每年越变越长。在安徽，科学家们已经开始讨论将目标放在延长十倍的时间，温度在摄氏1亿度。
但自从苏联1950年代早期开始核聚变技术以来，科学家和工程师一直没有成功是有原因的。
因为那真的非常困难。
在受到控制的环境中保持有限的核聚变反应在过去50年间已经证明可行，但核聚变的持续时间仍远远短于能转变成大量热能所需的时间。
EAST系统是源于俄罗斯设计的加强版。
在我们采访这天，我们在控制室见证了现场的辩论。有泄漏问题——不是物质外泄而是空气被吸入内部的真空——科学家们必须找出解决方法。
另一个组用对讲机联络控制室。他们围绕着EAST的管线、电力机房和梯子寻找漏洞并修补。
中科院等离子所副所长宋云涛说：“核聚变反应堆与裂变反应堆比起来已经相对安全，磁局限融合可以控制聚变。我可以关掉电源，这是无比安全的，不会造成任何核危机。”
现在的核反应依赖的是裂变和原子分裂，其结果会留下有毒废弃物，必须要被储存在安全的地方也许长达数千年。
而核聚变核电厂是将两个核融合成一个核，然后圆圈内墙的磁力（被称为电浆）在巨大的管线内部产生反应。
http://english.cctv.com/2017/07/07/ARTIUN3AYaIWxRk53esPiGnb170707.shtml
China Breakthroughs: Warming up to Artificial Sun research
Editor: Qian Ding 丨CCTV.com
07-07-2017 15:40 BJT
Share this:
Font size:
By Tom McGregor, CCTV.com Panview commentator and editor
The Sun is the center of our universe as the Earth and seven other planets orbit around it. The Sun brings light and warmth to our world. But should we ask another question: Can we create an artificial sun?
Chinese scientists have already accomplished the task by initiating the experimental project in 2006 at the Hefei Institute of Physical Sciences under the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS).
The Hefei-based group has embarked on achieving major breakthroughs on artificial sun research and developing new technologies to accomplish record-breaking innovations.
The artificial sun is known as the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), a Soviet-designed device that can make core temperatures even hotter than the sun.
Record-breaking evening
On the evening of July 3, Chinese scientists had set a world record by reaching 101.2 seconds of steady-state H-mode operations via a Tokamak device to harness energy - fusion.
In other words, they turned on an artificial sun, which continued to burn at scorching hot temperatures for nearly two minutes. The prior record - about 60 seconds - was set by the same team a year earlier.
They could set up a long-pulse with an H-mode discharge that can convert into energy, such as what occurs at a nuclear power plant.
Chinese scientists have received support from experts all over the world as they collaborate on the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a large-scale scientific cooperation project.
Scientists from over 30 nations are participating in order to prove a fusion device can create energy, based on principles that power the sun and stars.
Make nuclear energy great again
Nuclear energy deserves recognition as green energy, since it's carbon-free and can provide a large supply of power to households.
Creating an artificial sun can upgrade nuclear power capacity. The EAST team had tapped contained super hot plasma for record lengths of time.
By replicating the energy-generating process of the sun, Chinese scientists have gotten "closer to clean and virtually unlimited energy offered by nuclear fusion," according to ECNS (English-language China News Service).
During the record-setting experiment, the EAST team could heat up H-mode plasma to 50 million Kelvins (49.999 million degrees Celsius).
The ultimate goal for ITER members is to produce 500MW (megawatts) of fusion power with only 50-MW - input power.
Chinese government officials have shown vital support for EAST, including from Yang Hongwei, director of the energy efficiency center under the National Development and Reform Commission.
Shifting out of fossil fuels
Yang believes developments on the artificial sun would represent the future direction of green energy innovations.
"This breakthrough is an important step amid the transition from fossil fuels to clean and renewable energy," ECNS quotes Yang as saying.
Nevertheless, not everyone supports creating an artificial sun for commercial purposes. Lin Boqiang, dean of the China Institute for Studies in Energy Policy at Xiamen University expressed concerns that fusion energy is too expensive for production.
Scientists are at the initial stages of developing fusion energy. They have not set up the commercialization and application of the technology for daily life.
The potential costs could be exorbitant and that must be taken into consideration for wider application in households, said Lin.
There's a long way to go before the artificial sun can serve as a reliable and affordable source of fusion energy.
Witness to developments
Serving as the chief operator of EAST, Gong Xianzhu has witnessed every advance made in the Tokamak device along with its setbacks.
"EAST will continue to play a key role on both the physics and engineering fronts of steady-state operations and has significant scientific implications for ITER and the future of of China Fusion Engineering Test Ractor (CFETR)," said Gong.
Chinese scientists have worked with their peers from abroad to solve key technical and physical issues on operations, while conducting in-depth scientific research on integrated operations scenarios.
The EAST team will wrap up experiments on the artificial sun in Hefei later this month and will conduct another round later in autumn this year.
They set a goal for the Tokamak device to hit the 100 million degrees Celsius mark for 1,000 consecutive seconds.
Top-ranking as fusion maker
Constructing an artificial sun to make it run three times hotter than the sun’s core may not seem practical. The costs are enormous, as well as the time and efforts required for scientists to work on the project.
Yet, new discoveries could await as the EAST team has not only succeeded in breaking records but stand poised to achieve groundbreaking scientific innovations that could lead to an energy transformation.
Reducing pollution and cutting carbon emissions would allow all Chinese to breathe easier, which can reverberate to positive outcomes all over the world.
Perhaps an artificial sun could indeed produce a new source of energy that will offer strong commercial appeal, but if that occurs they should find ways to make the new energy source more affordable for families.
[email protected]
The opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Panview or CCTV.com)
Panview offers a new window of understanding the world as well as China through the views, opinions, and analysis of experts. We also welcome outside submissions, so feel free to send in your own editorials to "[email protected]" for consideration.
