场反位形 device in UNITED STATES OF AMERICA; data sourced from IAEA 2022 survey.
COPERNICUS is a fusion device or design surveyed by the IAEA in 2022. Copernicus is the next step device being constructed by US private company TAE Technologies [61].
Purpose
The purpose of Copernicus is to demonstrate net scientific energy gain2 in a reversed field configuration by 2025, simulating the D-T fuel cycle performance while using only hydrogen fuel.
Technical data
- Device type: Field Reversed Configuration
- Status (2022): Under construction
- Ownership: Private
Reference
国际原子能机构（IAEA），《World Survey of Fusion Devices 2022》，第 139 页（报告印刷页码）