NAKORNNAYOK, Thailand, Jul 26 (NNN-TNA) – Thailand’s first experimental tokamak device was officially launched yesterday, in a joint collaboration with China.
The device, a joint collaboration between the Institute of Plasma Physics Chinese Academy of Sciences (ASIPP) and Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology (TINT), arrived in Thailand in Jan, and commenced trial runs in May.
Thawatchai Onjun, executive director of the TINT, emphasised that, the operation will propel Thailand’s advancements in nuclear fusion applications, impacting academic research, engineering technology, and talent development.
Song Yuntao, director of ASIPP, said that, China’s research in the field of nuclear fusion applications adheres to an open and friendly approach.– NNN-TNA
