At the 1st China Fusion Energy Conference held in Leshan, Sichuan, it was announced that “Chinese Circulator No. 2M”, a next-generation tokamak device located in Chengdu, Sichuan Province, will start operation in 2020. “China Circulator No. 2M” adopts advanced structure and control method, and the plasma temperature is expected to reach more than 200 million degrees Celsius. The equipment will participate in related experiments and operations of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER).
Japan JST China news, November 27, 2019