BEST
Tokamak
Associated Organizations:
Project Status
Under Construction
Publications
Features of fusion power measurements in next-generation magnetic plasma confinement experiments
Nuclear Fusion, 2026
First reduced model for integrated computations of helicon wave heating and current drive in magnetic fusion plasmas
arXiv (physics.plasm-ph), 2026
Neutronics analyses of a diagnostic equatorial port of the next-generation burning plasma device BEST
Fusion Engineering and Design, 2026
Years Operated
2023 - Present
China Fusion Energy has entered the final stage of assembling its Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) at the Institute of Energy in the Hefei Comprehensive National Science Centre. BEST began construction in 2023 and is expected to be completed in 2027.
BEST is an intermediate phase between China’s Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) and the future Chinese Fusion Engineering Demo Reactor (CFEDR).
