The Joint European Torus, known as JET, was a magnetically confined plasma physics experiment at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. Built on a tokamak design, it was a joint European project aimed at opening the way to future nuclear fusion energy, and at the time of its design it was larger than any comparable machine.
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SignificanceSet the 1997 record for the closest approach to scientific breakeven 1 Classification
StatusRetired or Decommissioned 1 Connections
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1. Joint European Torus - Wikipedia
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JET began operation in 1983
Intro, paragraph 2 [significance]
in 1997 JET set the record for the closest approach to scientific breakeven
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The Joint European Torus, known as JET, was a magnetically confined plasma physics experiment at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
In Group: Fusion Research Facilities, Introduction
The Joint European Torus (JET) was a magnetically confined plasma physics experiment, located at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom.
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