Wendelstein 7-X

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The Wendelstein 7-X (W7-X) reactor is an experimental stellarator built in Greifswald, Germany, by the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP), and completed in October 2015.

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most advanced operational stellarator
A large-scale experimental stellarator located in Germany that demonstrates the viability of the optimized magnetic field configuration for long-pulse plasma confinement.
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Stellarator utilizing an island divertor concept
Wendelstein 7-X is a major fusion experiment that pioneered the use of an island divertor to manage heat exhaust in a non-axisymmetric magnetic configuration.
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