EAST
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EAST is a Chinese experimental fusion reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based nuclear fusion using superconducting technology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| EAST canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4342027 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EAST Context triple: [Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, abbreviation, EAST]
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EAST
EAST is the time zone abbreviation commonly used to denote Easter Island Standard Time, observed on Easter Island in Chile.
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Easty
Easty is the surname of Mary Easty, one of the women executed during the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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the East
The East is a region traditionally associated with the lands of the rising sun and, in biblical context, the homeland of the wise men who traveled to visit the newborn Jesus.
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Východná
Východná is a Slovak village in the Liptov region, best known for its annual folklore festival celebrating traditional music, dance, and culture.
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المنطقة الشرقية
المنطقة الشرقية هي أكبر منطقة إدارية في المملكة العربية السعودية من حيث المساحة وتعد مركزًا رئيسيًا لصناعة النفط والغاز في البلاد.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: EAST Target entity description: EAST is a Chinese experimental fusion reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based nuclear fusion using superconducting technology.
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A.
EAST
EAST is the time zone abbreviation commonly used to denote Easter Island Standard Time, observed on Easter Island in Chile.
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B.
Easty
Easty is the surname of Mary Easty, one of the women executed during the Salem witch trials in 1692.
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C.
the East
The East is a region traditionally associated with the lands of the rising sun and, in biblical context, the homeland of the wise men who traveled to visit the newborn Jesus.
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D.
Východná
Východná is a Slovak village in the Liptov region, best known for its annual folklore festival celebrating traditional music, dance, and culture.
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E.
المنطقة الشرقية
المنطقة الشرقية هي أكبر منطقة إدارية في المملكة العربية السعودية من حيث المساحة وتعد مركزًا رئيسيًا لصناعة النفط والغاز في البلاد.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental fusion reactor
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tokamak ⓘ |
| abbreviation | EAST ⓘ |
| collaboration |
European fusion laboratories
ⓘ
ITER Organization ⓘ
linked to:
ITER project
Japanese fusion research institutions ⓘ Korean fusion research institutions ⓘ US fusion research institutions ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1998 ⓘ |
| coolingSystem | cryogenic cooling for superconducting magnets ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| countryLocatedIn |
People's Republic of China
ⓘ
linked to:
China
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| designFeature |
fully superconducting toroidal field magnets
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superconducting poloidal field coils ⓘ |
| firstPlasma | 2006 ⓘ |
| fullName | Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak ⓘ |
| fundingSource |
Chinese government
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linked to:
People's Republic of China government
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| goal |
demonstrate long-pulse high-performance plasma
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develop advanced plasma control techniques ⓘ support ITER physics and technology ⓘ |
| heatingMethod |
electron cyclotron resonance heating
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ion cyclotron resonance heating ⓘ lower hybrid current drive ⓘ neutral beam injection ⓘ |
| location | Hefei ⓘ |
| magneticFieldOnAxis | 3.5 T ⓘ |
| majorRadius | 1.85 m ⓘ |
| minorRadius | 0.45 m ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
achieved hundreds of seconds of plasma operation
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first fully superconducting tokamak to achieve long-pulse H-mode plasmas ⓘ |
| operator | Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| owner | Chinese Academy of Sciences ⓘ |
| plasmaCurrent | 1 MA ⓘ |
| plasmaFacingMaterial | tungsten divertor components ⓘ |
| plasmaShape | divertor tokamak ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | ~30 m^3 ⓘ |
| province | Anhui ⓘ |
| purpose |
advance tokamak physics
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develop steady-state operation for fusion reactors ⓘ study nuclear fusion ⓘ |
| researchField |
magnetic confinement fusion
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plasma physics ⓘ |
| roleInProgram | key device in Chinese fusion roadmap ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | inherent safety of fusion fuel cycle (D-based plasmas in experiments) ⓘ |
| technology | superconducting tokamak ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage |
Chinese
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English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: EAST Description of subject: EAST is a Chinese experimental fusion reactor designed to study and advance tokamak-based nuclear fusion using superconducting technology.
Referenced by (2)
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