Of Interest archive

2022

4 Apr 2022

China honours ITER's Alain Bécoulet

On Monday 28 March 2022, the Chinese Embassy in France organized a ceremony in honour of the two French laureates of the 2020 China…
30 Mar 2022

Calling for nominations: 2022-23 Fusion Technology Awards

During the 30th Symposium on Fusion Engineering (SOFE 2023, 9-14 July 2023), the Fusion Technology Awards for 2022 and 2023 will be…
28 Mar 2022

Industrial opportunities in Big Science

The 2022 Big Science Business Forum is the "one-stop meeting point" in Europe between Big Science and industry. Scheduled from 4 to 7…
18 Mar 2022

The Easiest Thing Nature Does (video)

The European Fusion Education Network FuseNet has released a new 30-minute video on fusion energy. In "The Easiest Thing Nature Does,"…
10 Mar 2022

How to find the ITER podcast

"All About ITER," ITER's first podcast miniseries, is now available through World Radio Paris, the only 24/7 English-speaking…
7 Mar 2022

Bécoulet's "Star Power": Fusion made simple and inspiring

A theoretical physicist, but one who views theory as something "to be put to use," Alain Bécoulet can speak (and write) about fusion in…
7 Mar 2022

ITER Talks | The ITER Research Plan, How to Reach Q=10

In this ITER Talk, the seventh in the series, ITER scientific expert Joseph Snipes walks us through plans for ITER operation. What does the…
28 Feb 2022

ITER Talks | Tokamak Physics for Nuclear Fusion

Alberto Loarte, head of the Science Division at the ITER Organization, introduces us to the physics of ITER plasmas and explains how the…
28 Feb 2022

A third way to fusion?

There are presently two approaches to realizing hydrogen fusion. One, implemented in tokamaks and stellarators, consists in heating a very…
28 Feb 2022

WEST is first to test fibered LIBS measurements

During the operation of a fusion machine, it is important to know the surface composition of the plasma-facing components, which can evolve…
28 Feb 2022

Webinar: Burning Plasma Aspects at ITER

Mark your calendars: The Head of ITER's Science Division, Alberto Loarte, will be giving a webinar on 2 February 2022 called "Burning…
21 Feb 2022

Metrology-assisted machine assembly

The global manufacturing intelligence firm Hexagon AB is providing metrology support to ITER for the precise assembly of components during…
12 Feb 2022

2022 Culham Summer School announced

The 59th Culham Plasma Physics Summer School will take place from 18 to 28 July 2022 at the Culham Science Centre in Oxfordshire (UK). The…
8 Feb 2022

JET campaign results: watch live

Scientists from the European research consortium EUROfusion have recently completed ambitious fusion energy experiments at the world…
7 Feb 2022

Webinar: Women in Big Science

On Friday, 11 February 2022—International Day of Women and Girls in Science—Fusion for Energy (F4E) and the Big Science Business Forum…
3 Feb 2022

Replay: ITER's virtual open doors day

For 15 years ITER has been opening its doors to visitors, either in small groups or during regular Open Doors Days. Approximately 160,000…
3 Feb 2022

ITER International School in July

The 11th ITER International School will be held from 25 to 29 July 2022, hosted in person by the U.S. Burning Plasma Organization,…
31 Jan 2022

C. Alejaldre: Serving fusion in yet another capacity

Carlos Alejaldre, who was an ITER Organization Deputy-Director-General from 2006 to 2015 and who is the current Director…
31 Jan 2022

Prince Charles tours JET and meets ITER

In a rare and memorable moment, the Joint European Torus (JET) team today received His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales for a tour and…
26 Jan 2022

Fusion Energy Forum of Japan: annual symposium

On 17 December 2021, the Fusion Energy Forum of Japan (FEFJ) held its annual Symposium on the ITER Project and Broader Approach*…