China conducted a nuclear fusion experiment, for advancing its ”artificial sun.”

Key points

• The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST) heating system was kicked off by Hefei Institute of Physical Science in December 2021.
• EAST heating system experiment was conducted with the aim of making artificial sun or auxiliary heating system ‘hotter and more durable.
• China spent some 6 billion yuan on a large doughnut-shaped installation called as a Tokamak.
• Tokamak uses extremely high temperatures to boil the hydrogen isotopes into a plasma and then fuse them together to release energy.
• If the released energy can be utilised, it will only require tiny amounts of fuel and create no radioactive waste, virtually.