Of Interest archive

2022

3 Nov 2022

ITER wins "Construction Story of the Year" award

The B1M, a popular video channel for construction, architecture and engineering, and the Nemetschek Group, a leading software…
2 Nov 2022

New partnership on fusion energy education and training

The Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently signed an agreement to forge a…
25 Oct 2022

New partner from Norway for EUROfusion

The Arctic University of Norway (UiT) has joined the EUROfusion consortium as an associate partner. UiT's dedicated plasma research…
24 Oct 2022

General Atomics announces a pilot fusion plant

General Atomics, the American company that operates the DIII-D National Fusion Facility for the US Department of Energy,…
24 Oct 2022

FuseNet Master Event: sign up now

The second edition of the FuseNet Master Event will take place on Tuesday 22 November 2022. The event will be held fully online on the…
24 Oct 2022

ITER Talks | The Integrated Control System

"The ITER control system performs the functional integration of the ITER plant and enables integrated and automated operation." With the…
20 Oct 2022

Applications open: Fusion Research Fellowships

The UK Atomic Energy Authority is accepting applications now through 16 December 2022 for its Fusion Research Fellowships. These aim to…
10 Oct 2022

Fusion for Energy appoints new ad interim Director

Following the appointment of Pietro Barabaschi as Director-General of the ITER Organization, the Governing Board of the European Domestic…
27 Sep 2022

FUSION22 Conference: Sign up to attend on line

On Tuesday 18 October 2022, the London Science Museum will host FUSION22: The World Needs Fusion Energy. This hybrid event, which can…
21 Sep 2022

European Fusion Teacher Day: 14 October

The European Fusion Education Network, FuseNet, is organizing its third annual European Fusion Teacher Day on 14 October 2022. Open to…
20 Sep 2022

SOFT Innovation Prize: three researchers awarded

On 19 September, the European Commission revealed the winners of the 2022 edition of the SOFT Innovation Prize. This prize, awarded at…
20 Sep 2022

Top ITER scientist testifies at US Senate Committee

On 15 September 2022, the US Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources held a "Hearing on the Federal Government's Role in…
19 Sep 2022

SOFT conference opens in Dubrovnik

The 32nd annual Symposium on Fusion Technology (SOFT) has opened in the Croatian city Dubrovnik.  The biennial symposium on fusion…
19 Sep 2022

An award for Sergio Orlandi, given and received in Latin

Sergio Orlandi's mastery of Latin—a language he considers "more perfect than mathematics"—proved precious when, on 15 September, he was…
12 Sep 2022

Hurrah for new books!

School is back in session in France! And at the International School of Manosque, students in the Chinese Section are the beneficiaries of…
1 Sep 2022

ASCENDANT podcast: Live at ITER

Andrew Crusoe takes the listeners of the ASCENDANT podcast on site at ITER in August to explore the power and potential of fusion, and find…
30 Aug 2022

Last chance to register for beryllium workshops BeWS-15 and BeYOND-IX

Registration for the 15th International Workshop on Beryllium Technology (BeWS-15) and the 9th Industrial Forum on Beryllium…
25 Aug 2022

Russian electrotechnical equipment delivered

On 3 August 2022, the last of 14 trucks of Russian electrotechnical equipment was delivered to ITER at the DAHER warehouse in Port-Saint…
24 Aug 2022

London Science Museum to host FUSION22

On Tuesday 18 October 2022, the London Science Museum will host FUSION22: The World Needs Fusion Energy. This hybrid event, which can be…
24 Aug 2022

Women in Big Science recognition awards

The Big Science Business Forum (BSBF 2022) is a business oriented congress planned in Granada (Spain) from 4 to 7 October 2022. All the…