Fusion energy research facility under construction in Hefei, E China

Staff members set up accelerator activation analysis application prototype at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A staff member works on the superconducting TF coil winding line at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A staff member carries out assembly of megawatt level negative ion beam source at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members set up equipment in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members set up the equipment in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows the superconducting TF coil winding line at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows staff members operates a machine that makes superconducting TF coils at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

An aerial drone photo taken on April 25, 2024 shows the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members assemble the megawatt-level negative ion beam source at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members set up equipment in the Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

Staff members carry out vibration testing on high speed power transmission shaft at the park of Comprehensive Research Facility for Fusion Technology (CRAFT) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province, April 25, 2024. Scientific researchers and engineers are speeding up the construction of CRAFT as the project, a facility in pipeline, serving as a platform on which key components for fusion energy reactors are developed and tested, is expected to be finished in 2025. (Xinhua/Zhou Mu)