ALBAWABA - CNN reports that scientists at the Korea Fusion Energy Institute (KFE) are trying to operate the KSTAR nuclear reactor at temperatures as high as 100 million degrees Celsius for as long as feasible in order to create nuclear fusion technology, a clean energy source that does not produce carbon pollution.
Petroleum pipeline rupture during road construction in Turkey causes environmental disasterThe technique includes creating extremely high temperatures by simulating the reactions that power the Sun and other stars.
For 48 seconds, scientists were able to operate plasma at a temperature of 100 million degrees Celsius, which is seven times hotter than the center of the Sun. This beats the previous global record, which was set in 2021 and was 30 seconds.
The KSTAR Research Center's director, Si-Woo Yoon, emphasized the importance of this most recent record while stressing how difficult it is to maintain such high temperatures. The director stated that by 2026, they hope to run the reactor for 300 seconds.
