China's Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak set for completion in 2027

(ECNS) -- Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Saturday posted on X, saying that the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) is set for completion in 2027.

As the successor to China's "artificial sun"-- the Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), the BEST is a compact fusion experiment device under construction in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.

The project has reached a major milestone with the successful installation of its first key component, the Dewar base, marking progress toward the world's first electricity generation from fusion power.

At the heart of the BEST lies the Dewar, a core component that functions like a giant high-vacuum thermos flask.

With the Dewar base successfully installed, other core components of the main machine will be gradually assembled.

The BEST could become the first in human history to generate electricity from fusion, Mao wrote.

(By Zhang Dongfang)