Of Interest archive

2016

9 May 2016

Improving predictions of the "bootstrap current"

Researchers at the US Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have challenged the understanding of a key…
9 May 2016

India delivers power supply components to testbed

Another shipment of in-kind components from India has arrived at the PRIMA neutral beam test facility in Padua, Italy. At PRIMA, ITER…
2 May 2016

Using fusion gyrotrons to drill rock?

A senior researcher at MIT's Plasma Science and Fusion Center (PSFC) in the US is using a gyrotron, a specialized radio-frequency (RF) wave…
2 May 2016

Promising experiments on ASDEX Upgrade

The ASDEX-Upgrade team at the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) in Garching, Germany is experimenting with a new mode of…
26 Apr 2016

"Fusion in Europe" seeks writers for a special summer issue

EUROfusion, the coordinating body for fusion research activities in Europe, is seeking student writers to contribute to the summer issue of…
25 Apr 2016

ITER Project on stage in China

On April 6, 2016, the largest-scale nuclear industry exhibition in China opened its doors and the ITER Project was there. For four days,…
11 Apr 2016

Princeton scientists help test innovative device to improve tokamak efficiency

--By Raphael Rosen Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) have helped design and test a…
4 Apr 2016

First WEST Experiment Planning Meeting

WEST's international call for modelling and experimental proposals was successfully completed on 15 March 2016 with more than 150 proposals…
4 Apr 2016

An award for ITER security head

At the first edition of the Security Meetings exhibition in Cannes, France, on 22-24 March 2016, ITER Head of Security,…
3 Apr 2016

A view from industry

Cooling 10,000 tons of superconducting magnets that will confine the energy-generating plasma is indispensable to the proper…
1 Apr 2016

Highly realistic ITER in Lego form

For Lego enthusiasts the ITER Tokamak is an endless source of inspiration.  In June 2012, Newsline reported on Japanese…
28 Mar 2016

Physicist models lithium erosion in tokamaks

By Raphael Rosen The world of fusion energy is a world of extremes. For instance, the center of the ultrahot plasma contained within the…
28 Mar 2016

Predicting the behaviour of each bolt

The European Domestic Agency has developed a new numerical model that represents ITER's 18 toroidal field magnets with remarkable …
20 Mar 2016

MAST tokamak on schedule for 2017

Progress on the MAST Upgrade project at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE) took another step forward from the "page" to completion,…
20 Mar 2016

Seven-layered winding pack produced in Europe

European Domestic Agency contractors have made significant progress in the fabrication of the first toroidal field winding pack—the…
20 Mar 2016

Tritium to give cue on Big Bang neutrinos

By John Greenwald Big Bang neutrinos are believed to be everywhere in the universe but have never been seen. The expansion of the universe…
15 Mar 2016

SOFT innovation prize

The deadline is fast approaching to submit a proposal to the 2016 SOFT Innovation Prize, launched by the European Commission late last year…
11 Mar 2016

Cryoplant: inner tank passes leak test

ITER will use extensive cryogenic technology to create and maintain low-temperature conditions for the magnet, thermal shielding and…
11 Mar 2016

On key discoveries in the quest for fusion

The path to creating sustainable fusion energy as a clean, abundant and affordable source of electric energy has been filled with "aha…
7 Mar 2016

In the realm of ultra-hot temperatures

How to sustain and measure temperature in a fusion plasma? This challenging task requires different heating systems and diagnostic tools…