Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research (KSTAR)

Intelligence Summary: KSTAR

Node Identity: KSTAR is a entity categorized under "Tokamak" in the southkorea intelligence graph. Korea Superconducting Tokamak Advanced Research, world-leading superconducting tokamak in Daejeon. Set world record sustaining plasma at 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds in 2023-2024.

Research Evidence: The following findings from 5 research documents reference this entity:

1. Evidence: - KSTAR is a medium-size superconducting tokamak with major radius R=2m, minor radius a=0.5m, maximum toroidal field BT=3.5T.
2. (Source: Won-Ha Ko et al., "Overview of the KSTAR experiments toward fusion reactor," Nuclear Fusion, Vol.
3. 11, Aug 2024 — https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1741-4326/ad3b1d) - In the 2023–2024 campaign, KSTAR set a new world record by sustaining plasma at ion temperatures of 100 million degrees Celsius for 48 seconds, and achieved H-mode (high confinement mode) for 102 seconds — breaking the previous 30-second record set in 2021.
4. Chan Joshi - DIII-D - ITER - FAST - Spheromak - NSTX - Pegasus - KSTAR - General Atomics - LANL - DOE - LLNL - ORNL - PPPL - SNL - MIT key_findings: - This 1998 document, produced by the General Atomics project staff, outlines the comprehensive five-year technical plan for the DIII-D National Fusion Facility covering the years 1999 through 2003.
5. Chan Joshi - DIII-D - ITER - FAST - Spheromak - NSTX - Pegasus - KSTAR - General Atomics - LANL - DOE - LLNL - ORNL - PPPL - SNL - MIT ## Key Findings 1.
6. Eyal Hulata - KSTAR - nT-Tao - MIT - PPPL - tokamak - stellarator - Stellarator - Tokamak key_findings: - This 2024 report analyzes the strategic role of Rear Admiral (ret.) Oded Gour-Lavie and his company, nT-Tao, in developing compact, modular fusion power technology.
7. Eyal Hulata - KSTAR - nT-Tao - MIT - PPPL - tokamak - stellarator - Stellarator - Tokamak ## Key Findings 1.

8. Themes national-laboratories, international-programs, propulsion-physics, fusion-research ## Key Entities - ITER - FAST - KSTAR - AFRL - Cornell - General Atomics - UNM - UNR - Boeing - VNIIEF - ORNL - NASA - Lockheed Martin - Pulsed Power - PULSED POWER - pulsed power - Pulsed power - Stellarator - Flux Compression - flux compression - HEDP - Compact Fusion Reactor - Magneto-Inertial Fusion ## Key Findings 1.

Strategic Relevance: KSTAR is a tracked entity within the southkorea network. With 14 documented connections to other entities, this node plays a central role in the network topology.

Network Linkage: This entity maintains 14 documented connections in the intelligence network: KSTAR operated by KFE; KSTAR located in Daejeon; KSTAR supports ITER; KSTAR supports K-DEMO; KSTAR collaborates with DIII-D; KSTAR collaborates with PPPL; KSTAR collaborates with ORNL; KFE operates KSTAR; K-DEMO based on KSTAR; ITER supported by KSTAR; DIII-D collaborates with KSTAR; PPPL collaborates with KSTAR; ORNL collaborates with KSTAR; Daejeon location of KSTAR.

Source Documents: Evidence compiled from: FINDINGS_FROM_research-prompts-round110.md, FINDINGS_FROM_research-prompts-round75.md, GeneralAtomics_DIII-D_FiveYearPlan_1998.md, Gour-Lavie_nT-Tao_Fusion_2024.md, IEEE_PulsedPower_PlasmaScience_2019.md.