Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak

51°39′33″N 1°13′50″W / 51.65917°N 1.23056°W / 51.65917; -1.23056

MAST
Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak
Plasma in the MAST reactor
Device typeSpherical tokamak
LocationCulham, Oxfordshire, UK
AffiliationCulham Centre for Fusion Energy
Technical specifications
Major radius~ 0.9 m (2 ft 11 in)
Minor radius~ 0.6 m (2 ft 0 in)
Plasma volumem3
Magnetic field0.55 T (5,500 G)
Heating powerMW
Plasma current1.3 MA
History
Date(s) of construction1997
Year(s) of operation1999–2013
Preceded bySmall Tight Aspect Ratio Tokamak (START)
Succeeded byMAST Upgrade

Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST) was a nuclear fusion experiment, testing a spherical tokamak nuclear fusion reactor, and commissioned by EURATOM/UKAEA. The original MAST experiment took place at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, Oxfordshire, England from December 1999 to September 2013. A successor experiment called MAST Upgrade began operation in 2020.[1]

  1. ^ "MAST Upgrade Research Plan, November 2019" (PDF). Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. Retrieved 2020-10-26.