今天，中国科学院在安徽合肥正式启动“燃烧等离子体国际科学计划”，同时发布紧凑型聚变能实验装置BEST的全球研究计划。来自法国、英国等十余国的科学家共同签署《合肥聚变宣言》，呼吁全球携手聚力点燃“人造太阳”。

China launched an international science program on fusion burning plasma and released the research plan for its compact fusion experiment device – Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) – in east China's Anhui Province on Monday, marking a significant step in the pursuit of "artificial sun" technology.

紧凑型聚变能实验装置BEST建设现场。/CMG

核聚变能是模拟太阳的聚变反应释放能量，被誉为人类的“终极能源”。近年来，我国核聚变研究加速，多次打破世界纪录。BEST装置作为我国下一代“人造太阳”，承担“燃烧”使命。

Nuclear fusion energy, which simulates the fusion reaction of the sun to release energy, has been hailed as the ultimate clean energy source. Over the past decades, scientists worldwide have explored various technological routes, including magnetic confinement, to achieve the highly demanding conditions required for sustained fusion reactions.

China's fusion research has accelerated in recent years, with multiple world records broken. The BEST device, China's next-generation "artificial sun," will play a crucial role in this endeavor.

根据研究计划，2027年底该装置建成后，将进行多项实验研究，验证其长脉冲稳态运行能力，力求聚变功率达到20兆瓦至200兆瓦，实现产出能量大于消耗能量，演示聚变能发电。

According to the research plan, once completed by the end of 2027, BEST will conduct deuterium-tritium burning plasma experiments and test its long-pulse, steady-state operation capability. The goal is to achieve fusion power outputs ranging from 20 megawatts to 200 megawatts, producing more energy than is consumed and demonstrating fusion power generation.