Of Interest archive

2014

7 Jul 2014

​Russian toroidal field conductor deliveries reach half-way point

Three toroidal field conductor lengths left the Kurchatov Institute near Moscow, Russia for the ASG Superconductor plant in La Spezia,…
4 Jul 2014

July issue of F4E news

​The latest issue of the European Domestic Agency's newsletter, F4ENews,  has just been released. You can consult it here.  
3 Jul 2014

ITER Business Forum opens in Seoul

The ITER Business Forum opened on 2 July in Seoul attended by 220 representatives of 122 companies from the seven member states…
2 Jul 2014

ITER worksite: 2014 milestones

​A number of building projects will be kicking off on the ITER site in the months to come.  In this video, Laurent Schmieder, Site,…
1 Jul 2014

Fusion: energy of the future? (live stream)

After 60 years of fusion research, are we any closer? This was the question asked during a 90-minute episode of the US science…
26 Jun 2014

Report urges Alberta to prepare for fusion energy

​Learning to harness fusion in a controlled way — recreating the sun on earth, as a clean source of energy — is the objective of national…
26 Jun 2014

"Very helpful for all of humanity"

​The clouds cleared up in time to welcome three distinguished members of the South Korea's National Assembly on 25 June 2014. Hae Ja Park,…
25 Jun 2014

V. Putin talks with Kurchatov's director M. Kovalchuk

​Russia's President Vladimir Putin met with Director of the National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute Mikhail Kovalchuk. Mr Kovalchuk…
24 Jun 2014

Operate a Tokamak from the comfort of your couch

​Ever been curious about how a Tokamak works? Or how it creates energy? Thanks to the new app Operation Tokamak from EFDA (available in IOS…
24 Jun 2014

New team at Culham Innovation Centre

​Oxford Innovation is pleased to announce a new team at Culham Innovation Centre with the appointment of Sandie Alcock as centre manager…
23 Jun 2014

Europe's E-ELT blast marks first step in new science mega-project

​ Construction of the European Extremely Large Telescope has officially begun in the Atacama desert in Chile, marking the first step in a…
20 Jun 2014

Soccer and JET: conflicting demands...

​The World Cup is an opportunity to take a look at how popular football games affect JET's experimental schedule: JET's peak power demand…
19 Jun 2014

Nine years into one: the time-lapse video of Wendelstein 7-X assembly

In​ this three-minute time-lapse video, nine years of Wendelstein 7-X assembly (2005 to 2014) are condensed into three…
19 Jun 2014

Important progress for JT-60SA

​See the progress of the JT-60SA project — one of the three projects being developed under the Broader Approach Agreement — in this new…
12 Jun 2014

ITER catalyzes the development of superconducting technology in Russia

​The ITER Project was represented at a recent roundtable in Russia that reunited the State Duma (the lower chamber of the Russian…
10 Jun 2014

Russian documentary on ITER wins prize

​A 25-minute documentary in English on the ITER Project produced by Technology Update (Russia Today) won the bronze world medal…
10 Jun 2014

Vitali Dmitrievich Shafranov (1929-2014)

​Vitali Dmitrievich Shafranov passed away on 9 June 2014 in Moscow. V.D. Shafranov was an outstanding physicist, world-recognized leader…
10 Jun 2014

Fusion energy explained

​Fusion energy could change the planet. But what is it and why don't we have it? Physicists Andrew Zwicker, Arturo Dominguez and Stefan…
9 Jun 2014

MIT at center of political power play

CAMBRIDGE — Senator Elizabeth Warren placed her hand atop a large red button and pressed firmly, restarting a nuclear experiment that MIT…
4 Jun 2014

Selecting material and technology for the port plug gaskets

​On the way to designing and constructing the ITER Port Plug Test Facility, the ongoing gasket test campaign at the Russian company…