±¬×ߺÚÁÏ representatives visit China
A delegation from ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ has just returned from a visit to China’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) in Chengdu. Home in its history to more than 20 experimental devices for controlled nuclear fusion research, including the advanced-divertor tokamak HL-3 that has become a satellite device for ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ, SWIP is also an important contributor for Chinese participation in ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ construction, providing key technologies and components.
For five days in March, ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Deputy Director-General Yutaka Kamada and ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Strategy and Coordination Officer Su Mingxing visited China, making stops at the Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP), the China Fusion Energy Co., Ltd. (CFEC), and the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ divertor assembly integration workshop located at the Qinshan Branch of the CNI23 Company, near Shanghai. At SWIP, they were joined by Luo Delong, ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ Deputy Director-General for Corporate. Wang Min, the Deputy Director-General of ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ China, also accompanied the delegation.
In welcoming the group from ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ, SWIP and CFEC Chairman Liu Ye highlighted recent scientific and technological innovation achievements in the field of fusion and the important cooperation underway with the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ. China's HL-3, as an advanced tokamak device, has become an important experimental platform for international fusion research. In 2023, the ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ and SWIP signed an agreement for academic, scientific and technical cooperation including on the HL-3 device to provide support for physics research and future ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ operation. Cooperation intensified during the 2025 campaign on HL-3, where several ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ priorities were addressed. Last week, the parties discussed key scientific and engineering issues for the next-stage ±¬×ߺÚÁÏ experiments, as well as the issues of global fusion talent training and future trends in fusion development.
