<ul><li>China's Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) has broken its previous fusion record by maintaining a steady-state high-confinement plasma for 1066 seconds.</li><li>EAST is an experimental superconducting tokamak fusion device located in Hefei, China, and is operated by the Institute of Plasma Physics.</li><li>The tokamak has recently undergone upgrades and serves as a testbed for the ITER fusion reactor being built in France.</li><li>The new record achieved by EAST is seen as a critical step towards realizing a functional fusion reactor for continuous power generation.</li></ul>

China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak smashes fusion confinement record

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