Of Interest archive
2015
5 Jan 2015
Collaboration with the Host Organization CEA
Since the early days of project implementation in Saint-Paul-lez-Durance, France, ITER's closest neighbour and host—the French …
5 Jan 2015
Korea awards contract for vacuum vessel gravity supports
The Korean Domestic Agency signed an important contract with Korean supplier Wonil Corp. for the ITER vacuum vessel gravity supports on 11…
5 Jan 2015
Now on show: the ITER absolute valve
Visitors coming to the ITER site will from now on have one more attraction to discover: The mock-up of an ITER absolute valve seal and test…
5 Jan 2015
December 2014 issue of Fusion in Europe
The December 2014 issue of Fusion in Europe focuses on work underway—including novel types of simulations and materials research—to support…
5 Jan 2015
Assystem releases three videos on its participation in ITER
Assystem, a leading international group in the fields of engineering and innovation consultancy, is part of the ENGAGE consortium (Assystem…
5 Jan 2015
The future of fusion power
The next two years in MIT's Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering (NSE) may see fusion research embark on a landmark period of…
2014
15 Dec 2014
ITER hosts an international workshop on remuneration
On 5 December 2014, Osamu Motojima, Director-General of the ITER Organization, opened a day-long international workshop on remuneration…
15 Dec 2014
Turning out one radial plate per month
Inside of ITER's large D-shaped toroidal field coils, the stacked layers of conductor will be held in place by radial plates…
15 Dec 2014
New director for MIT fusion centre
In November, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced a new director for its Plasma Science and Fusion Center, home to…
12 Dec 2014
Rebuild of UK's MAST tokamak continues
The Mega Amp Spherical Tokamak (MAST) facility at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) is undergoing a major £30 million upgrade that…
3 Dec 2014
Top management changes at Fusion for Energy
The Governing Board of the European Domestic Agency for ITER Fusion for Energy (F4E) has decided to appoint Dr Pietro Barabaschi as Acting…
3 Dec 2014
Francesco Romanelli bids farewell to EUROfusion
With a lecture on the subject of "The Fusion Roadmap and the challenges of the ITER era," Francesco Romanelli completed his tenure as EFDA…
3 Dec 2014
ITER Russia opens its doors to young researchers
For the third consecutive year, young scientists involved with ITER Project implementation from Russia's major research centres were…
28 Nov 2014
Daniel Clery on "A Piece of the Sun"
Science writer Daniel Clery visited the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) recently to talk about his book on the history of fusion,…
26 Nov 2014
Rob Goldston among Foreign Policy magazine's 100 top global thinkers
Editors of Foreign Policy magazine have named fusion physicist Rob Goldston, a Princeton University professor of astrophysical sciences…
24 Nov 2014
Supercomputer lends insight into plasma dynamics
Studying the intricacies and mysteries of the sun is physicist Wendell Horton life's work. A widely known authority on plasma physics, his…
21 Nov 2014
Latest newsletter for the US ITER Project Office
The November issue of the US ITER News Update is available on line. It includes a full review of the status of US procurement for ITER and…
17 Nov 2014
FuseNet launches new education support schemes
FuseNet, the European platform to coordinate and improve fusion education, has launched a new student support scheme in cooperation with…
17 Nov 2014
First Highly Exceptional Load sails to ITER
On Friday 14 November, the first Highly Exceptional Load (HEL) destined to the ITER site was loaded onto the container ship CMA-Ivanhoe in…
13 Nov 2014
Princeton researchers present cutting edge results at APS Plasma Physics Conference
Some 135 researchers, graduate students, and staff members from the Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL, US)) joined 1,500 research…