穩定運行101.2秒 我國'人造太陽'技術再獲突破

Chinese scientists announced they have set a new world record by achieving 101.2 seconds of steady-state H-mode operation of the tokamak, an experimental device designed to harness the energy of fusion.

我國科學家於近日宣佈，他們成功實現了託卡馬克101.2秒穩態高約束運行，創造了新的世界紀錄。託卡馬克是一種旨在利用核聚變能量的實驗裝置。

The milestone meant China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), dubbed "artificial sun," became the world's first tokamak device to achieve the 100-second-level, Hefei Institute of Physical Science under the Chinese Academy of Sciences said.

中科院合肥物質科學研究院稱，這一里程碑式事件，標誌着我國的"全超導託卡馬克實驗裝置(東方超環)"成爲了世界上首個運行時間達到百秒量級的託卡馬克裝置。東方超環也被稱作"人造太陽"。

Scientists said this breakthrough will be of great value to the human quest for clean energy via nuclear fusion.

科學家們表示，這一突破對於人類尋求通過核聚變獲得新能源的探索將具有重要價值。

Last year, the EAST team in Hefei, Anhui, created a record by achieving over 60 seconds of steady-state long-pulse H-mode discharge of the device.

去年，安徽合肥的"東方超環"團隊實現了託卡馬克超過60秒的穩態長脈衝高約束模放電，創造了紀錄。

EAST's steady-state H-mode operation has provided important experimental support for the operation of International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), a large international scientific cooperation project.

"東方超環"的穩態高約束運行模式的運行，爲國際熱核實驗反應堆--一個大型國際科學合作項目--的運行提供了重要的實驗支持。

More than 30 countries are participating in ITER to build the world's largest tokamak.

目前世界上共有30多個國家正在參與國際熱核實驗反應堆項目，來建設世界上最大的託卡馬克。