Commonwealth Fusion Systems’s HTS magnet sustains magnetic field >20 tesla
8 September 2021
Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) and MIT’s Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) have successfully tested the world’s strongest high-temperature superconducting (HTS) magnet, reaching a sustained magnetic field of over 20 tesla. This milestone enables CFS's compact tokamak device, SPARC, to potentially achieve net energy from fusion, significantly advancing fusion science and commercial fusion energy.
Fusion approach: Magnetic Confinement, Tokamak
Country/Region: USA
Tags: Commonwealth Fusion Systems, MIT, Plasma Science and Fusion Centre (PSFC)

