CRAFT under construction

The scientific name is "Integrated Research Facility for Key Systems of Fusion Reactor Host"

It is located in Hefei, Anhui Province

It is a major national science and technology infrastructure during the "13th Five Year Plan"

Let's follow the camera and watch "Kuafu" chasing dreams

"Kuafu" was approved to start construction in December 2018

Its main mission

It is for the design and construction of China's fusion experimental reactor and engineering reactor in the future

Build a comprehensive research and test platform with high parameters, full performance and complete functions

The 1/8 vacuum chamber and overall installation experimental platform of the CRAFT (Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Reactor Host System) under construction were photographed on May 27. Photographed by Liu Junxi, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

The Comprehensive Research Facility (CRAFT) park of fusion reactor host key system (UAV photo) was taken on May 27. Xinhua News Agency (photographed by Zheng Xianlie)

The TF superconducting coil production line (UAV photo) was taken in the CRAFT park on May 27. Xinhua News Agency (Photographed by Zhao Xianfu)

As of May

76 out of 116 key milestones have been completed for the "Kuafu" main project

The project starts from the laboratory R&D and testing phase of the subsystem

Enter the stage of development, field integration and commissioning of key components

Overall progress has reached 70%

On April 25, the staff were building the 1/8 vacuum chamber and overall installation experimental platform of the Comprehensive Research Facility for Key Systems of Fusion Reactor Host (CRAFT). Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu

On April 25, the staff were building the 1/8 vacuum chamber and overall installation experimental platform of the Comprehensive Research Facility for Key Systems of Fusion Reactor Host (CRAFT). Photographed by Xinhua News Agency reporter Zhou Mu

On May 27, staff made TF superconducting coils (UAV photos) in the integrated research facility (CRAFT) park of fusion reactor host key systems. Photographed by Liu Junxi, reporter of Xinhua News Agency

Kuafu reposes human beings

Realize controllable nuclear fusion reaction on the earth

And then pursue the dream of clean energy

It is expected that Kuafu will be completed by the end of 2025

Reporter: Liu Junxi, Zhou Mu, Fu Tian

Reporter: Zhao Xianfu, Zheng Xianlie

Editor: Shao Zedong

Produced by: AIGC Experimental Group of Xinhua News Agency Photography Department