At the opening of Fusion Energy Day on 13 July, ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi was joined on stage by senior dignitaries from the Japanese Government, representatives of ITER Member states, ...

This year’s school focused on the integrated modelling of magnetic fusion plasmas. Reliable predictions of ITER plasmas, spanning the entire cross-section from the plasma core, the scrape-off layer, ...

When the ITER Organization made the key decision in 2023 to change the armour tiles of the plasma chamber from beryllium to tungsten, it meant adding a new wall conditioning system to buffer the ...

When the big crate was opened, revealing its contents, the feeling this morning on the third floor of the Radiofrequency Building was one of awe and pride.

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There is a new arrival in the tokamak pit—one that upends the perception of space and volume that regular observers had become accustomed to. With the successful insertion of sector module #6 on 18 ...

The power supply system is a vital part of electron cyclotron heating and current drive—the system at ITER designed for plasma initiation, heating, and control. Tests are underway now to prepare the ...

As delegates from three continents convened on ITER Headquarters for the 36th Meeting of the ITER Council, construction teams were exiting the tokamak assembly theatre after a long night of work. The ...

In describing the R&D program of the ITER device, the new baseline ITER Research Plan also identifies the top issues requiring consolidation or refinement. The R&D required to address these issues ...

Wendelstein 7-X—the leading fusion device of the stellarator type—achieved several new performance milestones during its latest run of experiments. Among them is a world record for triple product, the ...

At its 32nd meeting in May, the ITER Council Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) reviewed the fully detailed version of the ITER Research Plan as well as associated blueprints for magnet ...

Only three more to go! With the arrival of sector #4 on 9 May 2025, there are now six ITER vacuum vessel sectors on site. Nine are needed to form the complete plasma chamber.