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Outdoor rotation
27 May 2026
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Outdoor ballet

Under clement skies and with millimetre precision, ITER assembly teams once again carried out a rare heavy-lifting operation outdoors, rotating a 400-tonne vacuum vessel sector using a temporary gantry crane.
La bobine TF07 prête pour les essais
27 May 2026
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ITER magnet test facility now operational

Operations have begun at the ITER magnet cold test facility, where selected superconducting magnets will be tested at their operating temperature of 4 K and up to full current before installation in the machine.
27 May 2026
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Where student innovation takes centre stage

Robots, teamwork and creativity took centre stage at the Marie Mauron junior high school in Pertuis, France, on 21 May, as students gathered for the 15th edition of the ITER Robots competition.
First vacuum vessel sector on gravity support
11 May 2026
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A soft landing for a giant component

With the delicate touch of a butterfly settling on a branch, engineers have successfully transferred the 440-tonne load of vacuum vessel sector #6 from its overhead radial beam to its gravity support below.
Sector #3 is brought indoors
11 May 2026
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Only one sector to go

The European Domestic Agency Fusion for Energy delivered sector #3 of the ITER vacuum vessel on Thursday 7 May. Only one more sector is needed to build the ITER plasma chamber.
Celebrating high school winners
11 May 2026
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Young minds engineering the future

As part of an ongoing initiative to encourage young talent to consider a future in fusion, the ITER Organization participated in the 17th edition of the Olympiades des Sciences de l’Ingénieur, a student engineering...
11 May 2026
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How fusion is teaching AI new tricks at ITER

Artificial intelligence has advanced rapidly by learning from abundant digital information—text, images, code, and video gathered at internet scale. Fusion energy presents a very different challenge.
4 May 2026
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Pietro Barabaschi has a message: “Constructive competition is good for our field”

In welcoming several hundred members of the global fusion ecosystem to ITER last week for the 3rd ITER Public-Private Fusion Workshop , ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi shared his view that the multiplication of...
Partenariats public-privé pour la fusion
4 May 2026
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The conversation deepens

Since 2024, the ITER Organization has convened three public-private fusion workshops—each shaped in different ways by the fast-evolving dynamics of the global fusion ecosystem. The latest edition zeroed in on...
4 May 2026
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Shouldering the load

The machine assembly team is preparing for a first-of-its-kind operation: transferring the weight of an installed vacuum vessel sector from its overhead suspension beam to a gravity support below. The key to the move...
27 Apr 2026
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Welcoming the fusion ecosystem to ITER

The 3rd ITER Public-Private Fusion Workshop takes place this week at ITER Headquarters in southern France.
27 Apr 2026
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Third operation campaign beginning on SPIDER

The world’s most powerful negative ion source is entering a new operational campaign at the ITER Neutral Beam Test Facility in Italy, where it is expected to demonstrate stable, high-performance operation at ITER...
27 Apr 2026
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US ITER completes central solenoid procurement package

US ITER has completed final deliveries for the central solenoid, the world’s most powerful pulsed superconducting magnet.
27 Apr 2026
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Charles Baker, 1943-2026

The ITER Organization is saddened to learn of the passing of Charles C. Baker, an ITER “Home Team Leader" during the launch of Engineering Design Activities, responsible for coordinating American technical contributions...
27 Apr 2026
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Japan is developing tooling for initial blanket assembly

A specific set of robotic tools is being developed in Japan to support the initial assembly of ITER blanket components. Designed to operate within tight space constraints, these tools can grip, fasten, tighten, weld, and...
20 Apr 2026
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Key ruling on ITER vessel strengthens fit-for-purpose fusion regulatory approach

On 14 April 2026, the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) approved the ITER Organization’s request to exclude the ITER vacuum vessel from French and European pressure equipment rules. By...
20 Apr 2026
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Feeder milestone: first-phase assembly achieved

The first stage of feeder assembly—connecting feeder line components in the Tokamak Building galleries—has been completed. Work will now move to the tokamak pit, where tighter spatial and schedule constraints will make...
20 Apr 2026
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ITER Post-Graduate Program opens

A new initiative from the ITER Organization offers early-career professionals a valuable opportunity to gain hands-on experience through structured 24-month assignments. Several positions are currently open, with...
20 Apr 2026
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Sector #3 completed in Europe

The penultimate sector of the ITER vacuum vessel is on its way.
13 Apr 2026
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New program published

The updated agenda for ITER’s 3rd Public-Private Fusion Workshop , newly published today, marks a clear evolution from the broad thematic framing first described in Newsline in February as “Fusion: a Joint Quest” to a...