>A novel fusion device based at the University of Seville in Spain has achieved its first plasma. The [SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak](https://www.psft.eu/smart/) (SMART) is a spherical tokamak that can operate with a “negative triangularity” – the first compact spherical tokamak to do so. Work performed on the machine could be useful when designing compact fusion power plants based on spherical tokamak technology.
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>Last year, researchers at the University of Seville began to prepare the tokamak’s inner walls for a high pressure plasma by heating argon gas with microwaves. When those tests were successful, engineers then worked toward producing the first plasma.
>“This is an important achievement for the entire team as we are now entering the operational phase,” notes SMART principal investigator Manuel García Muñoz. “The SMART approach is a potential game changer with attractive fusion performance and power handling for future compact fusion reactors. We have exciting times ahead.”
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>A novel fusion device based at the University of Seville in Spain has achieved its first plasma. The [SMall Aspect Ratio Tokamak](https://www.psft.eu/smart/) (SMART) is a spherical tokamak that can operate with a “negative triangularity” – the first compact spherical tokamak to do so. Work performed on the machine could be useful when designing compact fusion power plants based on spherical tokamak technology.
Also from the article
>Last year, researchers at the University of Seville began to prepare the tokamak’s inner walls for a high pressure plasma by heating argon gas with microwaves. When those tests were successful, engineers then worked toward producing the first plasma.
>“This is an important achievement for the entire team as we are now entering the operational phase,” notes SMART principal investigator Manuel García Muñoz. “The SMART approach is a potential game changer with attractive fusion performance and power handling for future compact fusion reactors. We have exciting times ahead.”