Editing Timeline of nuclear fusion (section)

==2010s==
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* '''2010'''
** HIF-2010 Symposium in Darmstadt, Germany. Robert J Burke presented on Single Pass (Heavy Ion Fusion) HIF and Charles Helsley made a presentation on the commercialization of HIF within the decade.
* '''2011'''
** May 23–26, Workshop for Accelerators for Heavy Ion Fusion at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, presentation by Robert J. Burke on "Single Pass Heavy Ion Fusion". The Accelerator Working Group publishes recommendations supporting moving RF accelerator driven HIF toward commercialization.<ref>{{cite web |date=April 2011 |page=11 |title=Workshop on Accelerators for Heavy Ion Fusion: Summary Report of the Workshop |url=https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1055806 |author-last1=Seidl |author-first1=P. A. |author-last2=Barnard |author-first2=J. J.}}</ref>
* '''2012'''
** Stephen Slutz & Roger Vesey of Sandia National Labs publish a paper in Physical Review Letters presenting a computer simulation of the [[MagLIF]] concept showing it can produce high gain. According to the simulation, a 70 Mega Amp Z-pinch facility in combination with a Laser may be able to produce a spectacular energy return of 1000 times the expended energy. A 60 MA facility would produce a 100x yield.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Slutz|first1=Stephen A.|last2=Vesey|first2=Roger A.|title=High-Gain Magnetized Inertial Fusion|journal=Phys. Rev. Lett.|date=12 January 2012|volume=108|issue=2|doi=10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.025003|bibcode = 2012PhRvL.108b5003S|pmid=22324693|page=025003|doi-access=free}}</ref>
** [[Joint European Torus|JET]] announces a major breakthrough in controlling instabilities in a fusion plasma. [http://phys.org/news/2012-01-closer-nuclear-fusion.html?=y One step closer to controlling nuclear fusion]
** In August Robert J. Burke presents updates to the [[Single Pass RF driver|SPRFD]] [[Heavy ion Fusion|HIF]] process<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Burke|first1=Robert|title=The Single Pass RF Driver: Final beam compression|journal=Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment|date=1 January 2014|volume=733|pages=158–167|doi=10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.080|bibcode = 2014NIMPA.733..158B }}</ref> and Charles Helsley presents the Economics of SPRFD<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Helsley|first1=Charles E.|last2=Burke|first2 =Robert J.| doi=10.1016/j.nima.2013.05.095 | volume=733 | title=Economic viability of large-scale fusion systems | journal=Nuclear Instruments and Methods in Physics Research Section A: Accelerators, Spectrometers, Detectors and Associated Equipment | pages=51–56|bibcode = 2014NIMPA.733...51H |date=January 2014}}</ref> at the 19th International HIF Symposium at [[Berkeley, California]]. Industry was there in support of ion generation for SPRFD. The Fusion Power Corporation SPRFD patent is granted in Russia.
* '''2013'''
** China's [[EAST (tokamak)|EAST]] tokamak test reactor achieves a record confinement time of 30 seconds for plasma in the [[high-confinement mode]] (H-mode), thanks to improvements in heat dispersal from tokamak walls. This is an improvement of an order of magnitude with respect to state-of-the-art reactors.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://arstechnica.com/science/2013/11/fusion-reactor-achieves-tenfold-increase-in-plasma-confinement-time/|title=Fusion reactor achieves tenfold increase in plasma confinement time |website=Ars Technica |date=November 18, 2013}}</ref>
** Construction of [[JT-60#JT-60SA|JT-60SA]] begins in January.
* '''2014'''
** US Scientists at [[National Ignition Facility|NIF]] successfully generate more energy from fusion reactions than the energy absorbed by the nuclear fuel.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Herrmann|first1=Mark|title=Plasma physics: A promising advance in nuclear fusion|journal=Nature|date=20 February 2014|volume=506|issue=7488|doi=10.1038/nature13057|bibcode = 2014Natur.506..302H|pages=302–303|pmid=24522529|doi-access=free}}</ref>
** [[Phoenix Nuclear Labs]] announces the sale of a high-yield neutron generator that could sustain 5×10<sup>11</sup> [[deuterium]] fusion reactions per second over a 24-hour period.<ref>{{cite web|year=2013|title=The Alectryon High Yield Neutron Generator|url=http://phoenixnuclearlabs.com/product/high-yield-neutron-generator/|publisher=Phoenix Nuclear Labs}}</ref>
** On 9 October 2014, fusion research bodies from European Union member states and Switzerland signed an agreement to cement European collaboration on fusion research and EUROfusion, the European Consortium for the Development of Fusion Energy, was born.<ref>{{cite web |title=About EUROfusion |url=https://www.euro-fusion.org/about-eurofusion/ |website=euro-fusion.org}}</ref>
* '''2015'''
** Germany conducts the first plasma discharge in [[Wendelstein 7-X]], a large-scale stellarator capable of steady-state plasma confinement under fusion conditions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2015/12/german-nuclear-fusion-stellarator-test.html|title=NextBigFuture.com - German Nuclear Fusion Stellarator test reactor has been started|website=NextBigFuture.com|access-date=14 November 2018}}</ref>
** In January the [[polywell]] is presented at [[Microsoft Research]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Microsoft Research – Emerging Technology, Computer, and Software Research|url=https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/research/|website=Microsoft Research}}</ref>
** In August, [[MIT]] announces the [[ARC fusion reactor]], a compact tokamak using [[rare-earth barium-copper oxide]] (REBCO) superconducting tapes to produce high-magnetic field coils that it claims produce comparable magnetic field strength in a smaller configuration than other designs.<ref>{{cite news|last=Chandler|first=David L.|date=10 August 2015|title=A small, modular, efficient fusion plant|work=MIT News|publisher=MIT News Office|url=http://newsoffice.mit.edu/2015/small-modular-efficient-fusion-plant-0810}}</ref>
* '''2016'''
** The Wendelstein 7-X produces the device's first hydrogen plasma.<ref>{{cite web|title=Wendelstein W7-X starting its experimental journey|url=http://www.ipp.mpg.de/4010154/02_16/w7x|publisher=ipp.mpg.de|location=Germany}}</ref>
* '''2017'''
** China's [[EAST (tokamak)|EAST]] tokamak test reactor achieves a stable 101.2-second steady-state high confinement plasma, setting a world record in long-pulse H-mode operation on the night of July 3.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://phys.org/news/2017-07-china-artificial-sun-world-steady-state.html |title=China's 'artificial sun' sets world record with 100 second steady-state high performance plasma |publisher=Phys.org |date=July 6, 2017}}</ref>
** [[Helion Energy]]'s fifth-generation plasma machine goes into operation, seeking to achieve plasma density of 20 Tesla and fusion temperatures.<ref name=":22">{{Cite web|last=Wang|first=Brian|date=August 1, 2018|title=Nuclear Fusion Updated project reviews|url=https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2018/08/nuclear-fusion-updated-project-reviews.html|access-date=2018-08-03|website=www.nextbigfuture.com|language=en-US}}</ref>
** UK company [[Tokamak Energy]]'s ST40 fusion reactor generates first plasma.<ref>{{Cite web|last=MacDonald|first=Fiona|title=The UK Just Switched on an Ambitious Fusion Reactor - And It Works|url=https://www.sciencealert.com/the-uk-has-just-switch-on-its-tokamak-nuclear-fusion-reactor|access-date=2019-07-03|website=ScienceAlert|date=May 2017 |language=en-gb}}</ref>
** [[TAE Technologies]] announces that the Norman reactor had achieved plasma.<ref>{{cite news|last=Boyle|first=Alan|date=10 July 2017|title=With Paul Allen's Backing, Tri Alpha Energy Revs Up 'Norman' Device for Fusion Research|work=GeekWire|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2017/paul-allens-backing-tri-alpha-energy-revs-norman-device-fusion-research/}}</ref>
** On March 7, Japan's [[Large Helical Device]] completes its first deuterium plasma experiment, marking '''the first fusion in a stellarator device'''.<ref name="l881">{{cite web |last=Morisaki |first=T. |date=2018 |title=Overview of the First Deuterium Experiment in LHD |url=https://inis.iaea.org/search/50050324 |access-date=2024-11-07 |website=INIS}}</ref>
* '''2018'''
** Energy corporation [[Eni]] announces a $50 million investment in start-up [[Commonwealth Fusion Systems]], to commercialize [[ARC fusion reactor|ARC]] technology via the [[SPARC (tokamak)|SPARC]] test reactor in collaboration with MIT.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 April 2018|title=Italy's Eni defies sceptics, may up stake in nuclear fusion project|newspaper=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-nuclearpower-fusion-eni/italys-eni-defies-skeptics-may-up-stake-in-nuclear-fusion-project-idUSKBN1HK1JJ}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=3 April 2018|title=MIT Aims to Harness Fusion Power Within 15 years|url=https://www.seeker.com/energy/mit-aims-to-harness-fusion-power-within-15-years}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|date=9 March 2018|title=MIT Aims To Bring Nuclear Fusion To The Market In 10 Years|url=http://www.wbur.org/bostonomix/2018/03/09/mit-nuclear-fusion}}</ref>
** MIT scientists formulate a theoretical means to remove the excess heat from compact nuclear fusion reactors via larger and longer [[divertor]]s.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.mit.edu/2018/solving-excess-heat-fusion-power-plants-1009|title=A new path to solving a longstanding fusion challenge|last=Chandler|first=David L.|date=2018-10-09|website=MIT News|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190217203103/https://news.mit.edu/2018/solving-excess-heat-fusion-power-plants-1009|archive-date=2019-02-17|access-date=2019-02-17}}</ref>
** [[General Fusion]] begins developing a 70% scale demo system to be completed around 2023.<ref name=":22"/>
** TAE Technologies announces its reactor has reached a high temperature of nearly 20 million °C.<ref>{{cite news|title=TAE Technologies Pushes Plasma Machine to a New High on the Nuclear Fusion Frontier|work=GeekWire|url=https://www.geekwire.com/2018/tae-technologies-pushes-plasma-machine-new-high-fusion-frontier/}}</ref>
** The Fusion Industry Association founded as an initiative in 2018, is the unified voice of the fusion industry, working to transform the energy system with commercially viable fusion power.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fusion Industry Accosiation |url=https://www.fusionindustryassociation.org/about-fusion-industry |website=fusionindustryassociation.org|date=27 March 2024 }}</ref>
* '''2019'''
** The United Kingdom announces a planned £200-million (US$248-million) investment to produce a design for the [[Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production]] (STEP) fusion facility around 2040.<ref>{{Cite web|date=October 22, 2019|title=UK wants to build world's first fusion power plant 20 years from now|url=https://www.zmescience.com/science/uk-wants-to-build-worlds-first-fusion-power-plant-20-years-from-now/}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=Gibney|first=Elizabeth|date=2019-10-11|title=UK hatches plan to build world's first fusion power plant|url=http://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-019-03039-9|journal=Nature|language=en|doi=10.1038/d41586-019-03039-9|pmid=33037417|s2cid=208833905}}</ref>