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{{Short description|TokamakNuclear fusion research device at MIT, United States (1991–2016)}}

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Following completion of operations at the end of September 2016, the facility has been placed into safe shutdown, with no additional experiments planned at this time. There is a wealth of data archived from the more than 20 years of operations, and the experimental and theoretical teams continue to analyze the results and publish them in the scientific literature.<ref>{{cite web | title=Alcator C Mod Tokamak| website=psfc.mit.edu| url=https://www.psfc.mit.edu/research/topics/alcator-c-mod-tokamak | access-date=10 May 2023}}</ref>

The Alcator C-Mod plasma pressure record of 2.05 atmosphere will likely hold for some time. The only machine currently under construction that is predicted to break this record is the [[ITER]] tokamak in France. ITER is not expected to be fully operational until 20322034,<ref name="auto">{{Cite web |last=Banks |first=Michael |date=2024-07-03 |title=ITER fusion reactor hit by massive decade-long delay and €5bn price hike |url=https://physicsworld.com/iter-fusion-reactor-hit-by-massive-decade-long-delay-and-e5bn-price-hike/ |access-date=2024-07-06 |website=Physics World |language=en-GB}}</ref> meaning that Alcator C-Mod's record will hold for more than 15 years unless another new device is constructed before then.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news|url=https://news.mit.edu/2016/alcator-c-mod-tokamak-nuclear-fusion-world-record-1014|title=New record for fusion|date= October 14, 2016|publisher= Plasma Science and Fusion Center|access-date=2018-03-05}}</ref>

== References ==