中国可控核聚变领域取得系列重大进展，多项重点装置项目正在加速推进。[1]BEST紧凑型聚变能实验装置在安徽合肥施工建设中，该装置的核心采用了托卡马克主环设计，形如"甜甜圈"，被分割成8块"橘子瓣"分段，目标定在2030年实现演示发出第一度电。[1]与此同时，成都正在建设国内首个直线型场反位形核聚变装置，计划于2026年底正式运行，该装置的目标是达成数千万摄氏度的极端条件。[1]
在基础研究阶段，中国的相关装置已频频取得突破。[1]2025年1月，"东方超环"实现了1亿摄氏度等离子体稳态运行1066秒的成就；[1]2025年3月，环流三号装置首次实现了"双亿度"突破。[1]产业层面也显示出蓬勃活力，截至2026年上半年，国内数十家核聚变企业宣布融资，融资总额超过70亿元。[1]此外，聚变技术的应用拓展也在进行，2026年8月，国内超导回旋质子治疗系统完成了首例临床试验。[1]
China is advancing multiple next-generation controlled nuclear fusion demonstration projects, signaling the emergence of a major new energy sector. The BEST compact fusion experimental apparatus is under construction in Hefei, Anhui, with a target of generating the first unit of electricity by 2030.[1] The device features a tokamak main ring designed like a "donut," segmented into eight "orange petal" sections.[1] Meanwhile, a linear field-reversed configuration (FRC) fusion apparatus—China's first of its kind—is being built in Chengdu and is scheduled to commence operations by the end of 2026, aiming to achieve temperatures of tens of millions of degrees Celsius.[1]
Recent breakthroughs underscore the technical progress spurring this development. In January 2025, the EAST tokamak, known as the "Eastern Supercircle," achieved steady-state operation of 100-million-degree Celsius plasma for 1,066 seconds.[1] Three months later, China's CTAO device (Huanliu-3) reached a historic milestone by achieving "dual hundred-million-degree" conditions for the first time.[1] These advances have catalyzed significant private investment, with dozens of domestic fusion enterprises announcing financing totaling over 7 billion yuan in the first half of 2026.[1] Additionally, a domestically developed superconducting proton therapy system completed its first clinical trial in August 2026.[1]