10 years ago 10 New Countries Joined the European Fusion Program
The Treaty of Accession, signed on April 16, 2003, led to ten new countries joining the European Union, and therefore joining EFDA, via the EURATOM treaty. The addition of Cyprus, Czech Republic,...
View ArticleITER: World’s Largest Fusion Research Project Reports Annual Progress
In 2012, the ITER project entered the third year of its Construction Phase. The 2012 ITER Organization Annual Report, just released, recounts one year in the life of the ITER Project—the highlights in...
View ArticleNew Way to Sustain Controlled Fusion Reactions Found
A multinational team led by Chinese researchers in collaboration with U.S. and European partners has successfully demonstrated a new method for suppressing instabilities that can cut short the life of...
View ArticleITER Tokamak Complex Construction Reaches ‘Concrete’ Action Phase
Concrete pouring began for the basemat of the ITER Tokamak Complex on Wednesday, 11 December. Twelve hours were necessary to fill the 550 m2 (5920 ft2) segment, the first of 15 segments that will make...
View ArticleRobust Superconducting Cables Bring Fusion Power Closer to Reality
The superconductivity research group of the University of Twente (UT) has made a technological breakthrough crucial to the success of nuclear fusion reactors. The crux of the new development is a...
View ArticleEngineers Use Virtual Reality for ITER Design and Construction
After two years of relying on technology installed at the neighboring CEA Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research (IRFM), the ITER Organization last week celebrated the official inauguration of its own...
View ArticleFusion Enthusiast Builds ITER Model from Lego
Andrew Rae Clark, a fusion energy enthusiast from Baltimore, MD, who works as a Senior Artist in a video game developer company, has built a 498-part model of the International Thermonuclear...
View ArticleORNL to Build World’s Largest Pulsed Electromagnet for ITER
To initiate and maintain plasma current, the international ITER fusion reactor requires a giant solenoid—which will be the largest pulsed electromagnet ever built. The 1,000 metric ton solenoid located...
View ArticleVideo Explains ITER Project in Under 6 Minutes
A new video on fusion produced for the Monaco ITER International Fusion Energy Days (MIIFED) conference explains the ITER project in under 6 minutes. ITER (originally an acronym of International...
View ArticleAnimation Explains ITER Assembly Process
An animation titled “Roll them, turn them, bolt them” explains the complex assembly of ITER’s in-vessel components such as the in-vessel coils, the blanket system and the divertor. ITER (originally an...
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