
A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the construction site of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province. The BEST completed the installation of its base, the first key component of the device's main unit, here on Wednesday. East China's Anhui Province is actively constructing the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in its capital Hefei, which is expected to demonstrate fusion electricity generation for the first time in history. The massive facility, an upgraded version of the record-breaking Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak currently operational at a research institute in the city, is expected to be completed by 2027.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the base of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

This photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the base of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the construction site of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the construction site of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)

A drone photo taken on Oct. 1, 2025 shows the base of the Burning Plasma Experimental Superconducting Tokamak (BEST) in Hefei, east China's Anhui Province.(Xinhua/Zhou Mu)



