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South Korea’s “artificial sun” sets 2022 goal at 50-second-long super-hot plasma operation

artificial sun

DAEJEON, South Korea, Jan. 10 (Xinhua) — South Korea’s “artificial sun“, the Korean Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR) device, is aiming to achieve 50-second-long continuous plasma operations at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius in 2022, the Korea Institute of Fusion Energy (KFE) said Monday. In 2021, KSTAR broke its record for continuous plasma … Read more

Minister for provision of level-playing field to all pre-qualified bidders

Minister for provision

ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Privatisation Mohammedmian Soomro has said that a level-playing field is being provided to all the prequalified bidders for ensuring utmost transparency. Chairing a second pre-bid meeting of Heavy Electrical Complex (HEC), he said the transaction of HEC is in its concluding stage and “we are resolving the pending matters related to … Read more