【特別企画】FUSION POWER WORLD ー核融合発電ワールドー

National Institute for Fusion Science conducts research in Plasma physics, Quantum process and Comprehensive Engineering. Recently, we have been implementing research and development that combines Hydrogen energy and Fusion technology in order to contribute to Carbon neutral. In this exhibition, we will be showcasing our latest activities including Hydrogen activity.

We are exhibiting custom-made electrical connectors with specifications that cannot be designed by other companies. We have supplied to nuclear fusion-related research lab and company and start-up companies both in Japan and overseas.

In the 1960s, Furukawa Electric began research and development of metal-based superconducting wires (low-temperature superconductors; LTS) and has contributed to projects such as ITER and JT60 through the use of LTS wires. When copper oxide superconductors (high-temperature superconductors; HTS) were discovered in 1986, we also advanced the technological development of HTS wires, and today, our technology is among the best in the world.  We continue to contribute to fusion technology by participating in domestic and international projects, including collaborating with Tokamak Energy in the UK.

No. 1 in Japan in making nuclear fusion easy to learn! This website & YouTube ch were designed by an ex-researcher to help people in business, students and even with non-tech, learn about fusion.

TOYAMA is a manufacturing company that has been contributing to the development of cutting-edge science and technology in Japan and around the world for over 70 years by making custom-made equipment that requires ultra-high vacuum, high precision, and high stability. TOYAMA handles everything from the concept design, manufacturing, assembly, installation and performance confirmation, In the field of nuclear fusion, we also produce one-of-a-kind items that are highly difficult to undertake (ultra-high vacuum, ultra-high temperature, and radiation exposure environments).

ATOX is a comprehensive engineering company that provides a wide range of services, such as maintenance of nuclear facilities, radiation management, waste treatment, EPC, etc. We also apply the radiation technology to the medical field. In April 2021, the nuclear power division of Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) was transferred to our company. KHI has developed and delivered various fusion technologies over many years, for example, tritium handling facility in the former Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute and the University of Toyama. Based on these technologies and experience, ATOX will contribute to the realization of a nuclear fusion prototype reactor in Japan.

Magnesium (Mg) explodes with CO2 when it exceeds 650℃, and the explosive power is more than five times that of TNT. A Mg shell filled with dry ice containing heavy water (D) and tritium (T) is placed in a CO2 boiler at 1200℃, and DT nuclear fusion is caused by the explosive force inside and outside the shell. Mg shell nuclear fusion has a confinement time of 1 millisecond, more than one million times longer than laser nuclear fusion, which was realized by NIF on December 4, 2022, so the required density is one millionth, and the explosion energy is 20KJ, one hundredth of that of a laser, but since DT is lean, nuclear fusion can occur.

MORESCO is a R&D-oriented company listed on the TSE Standard, which has been expanding its business tospecialty lubricants, polymeric adhesives, energy devices and life sciences, and boasts many No,1 market share and one-of-a-kind products.  
Particularlly, our radiation resistant lubricants has widely recognised for their outstanding world-class performance in advanced radiation science, including accelerators and nuclear reactors in the liberal world, and reactor peripheral equipment designs based on utilising those lubricants are now ongoing even in nuclear fusion.

The “Japan Fusion Energy Council: J-Fusion” is being established to bring together like-minded players across diverse sectors. Our objective is to cultivate a fusion energy industry originating from Japan, promoting it globally, and contributing to the future of humanity. With our sights set on an evolving industry, we come together to leverage the collective wisdom, talent, knowledge and experience, as we collaborate and forge ahead with global partners to develop an unprecedented supply chain.