JT-60
research institution, Japan
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The JT-60 was a large tokamak facility in Japan, operated by the Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute. It was one of three flagship experiments, alongside the Joint European Torus (JET) in Europe and the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor (TFTR) in the United States, that significantly advanced the understanding of plasma physics and brought fusion reactor concepts closer to energy breakeven. These experiments were crucial in achieving high plasma parameters necessary for practical fusion power generation.12
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