The United States exclaimed: China's nuclear fusion technology is overtaking!

According to a report by CNN on September 19, there is a fierce competition between China and the United States in high-tech fields, especially nuclear fusion technology. The report pointed out that in recent years, China's attention to and investment in nuclear fusion technology has significantly increased, and new nuclear fusion companies have mushroomed, not only growing rapidly in number, but also showing amazing vitality and potential in technology research and development and innovation. This trend has not only put American companies and industry experts under unprecedented pressure, but also sparked widespread discussion that the United States' early lead in clean energy may be eroding.

Nuclear fusion technology, as one of the important directions of human pursuit of clean and efficient energy, its core lies in the use of hydrogen isotopes deuterium and tritium in the extreme high temperature and high pressure environment of nuclear fusion reaction, the release of huge energy. This form of energy produces almost no greenhouse gas emissions and has abundant raw material reserves, which is considered to be a key way to solve the energy crisis and achieve sustainable development in the future. However, despite the great potential of nuclear fusion technology, its research and development difficulty can not be underestimated, for decades, although the unremitting efforts of scientists in various countries, but so far has not been able to achieve commercial application, the energy generated by the experimental device is still stuck in the laboratory scale.

In an interview with CNN, Alan, head of the Fusion Energy Science Office at the US Department of Energy, expressed great concern about China's rapid progress in the field of nuclear fusion. He pointed out that the Chinese government's support for the field is large, and the scale of annual investment has far exceeded that of the United States, and this resource tilt undoubtedly provides a strong support for China's research and development of nuclear fusion technology. More remarkable is the impressive performance of Chinese enterprises in technological innovation and speed, such as Energy Singularity Energy Technology Co., LTD., the establishment of only three years of start-up, has successfully designed and built the world's first full high-temperature superconducting tokamak device - Honghuang 70, to achieve a breakthrough in plasma discharge, its localization rate of more than 96%, It shows China's profound accumulation and innovation capability in the field of nuclear power technology.

In contrast, the United States, although an early start in nuclear fusion research, has faced challenges in recent years such as aging facilities and insufficient funding. Holland, CEO of the Fusion Industry Association, admitted that the U.S. Tokamak device has shown signs of age and needs to rely on international cooperation to promote further research. China is advancing the development and application of nuclear fusion technology with unprecedented determination and speed, and its construction of a $570 million fusion reactor host critical system Integrated Research Facility Park is expected to be completed in 2025, which will undoubtedly further accelerate China's leading position in this field.

China's achievements in the field of nuclear fusion are not achieved overnight, but are based on long-term accumulation and continuous investment. As one of the world's leading tokamak experimental devices, the EAST device of the Institute of Plasma Physics of the Hefei Academy of Physical Sciences of the Chinese Academy of Sciences achieved a 1056 second long pulse high-parameter plasma operation, which not only broke the world record, but also marked that China's research level in the field of nuclear fusion technology has entered the forefront of the world. Behind this series of achievements are the efforts of Chinese researchers day and night and the country's great attention to scientific and technological innovation.

However, in the face of the huge challenges of the commercial application of nuclear fusion technology, China and even the world still need to maintain a clear head and rational attitude. Liu Yong, chief scientist of CNPC, pointed out that the research and development of nuclear fusion reactors faces three major technical problems, such as combustion plasma control, anti-irradiation material research and development, tritium proliferation and self-sustaining cycle, and the solution of these problems requires the joint efforts and long-term investment of scientists and engineers around the world. Although governments have regarded nuclear fusion technology as an important part of their future energy strategy, there are still many difficulties to achieve its commercial application, and it is expected that the realization of this goal will be locked in around 2050.

The competition between China and the United States in the field of nuclear fusion technology is not only a contest of scientific and technological strength between the two countries, but also an important part of the global energy transition and sustainable development. In the face of this historic opportunity and challenge, China is moving towards the peak of nuclear fusion technology with a firm pace and high fighting spirit, and at the same time contributing Chinese wisdom and Chinese strength to the development of global clean energy.