[noobermin]

Can someone more in the know tell us where the HL-2M stacks up compared to other tokamaks and related magnetic confinement devices?

[threeseed]

This is the key question as there are quite a few Tokamaks around.

Tokamak Energy has had an operational one for a while now. But they are quite some time away from having one that can generate surplus power. Question is whether China is up to this point yet.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSlFJbBUIj1zfJLRnGXSow

[pinewurst]

Yes, since 1958 with the Soviet T-1.

[tiborsaas]

I looked into this when the news came out and found this article (2007) with many details:

https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/P_1356_CD_web...

"Judging from several key performance parameters, HL-2M will be the most advanced Tokamak in China, and also one of the leading devices worldwide, comparable to those in the U.S. and Europe,"

https://news.cgtn.com/news/3d3d674d34676a4d34457a6333566d54/...