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06 Apr, 2021

ITER Business Forum 2021 - postponed

The 2021 ITER Business Forum (IBF/21), originally planned in Marseille, France, from 6 to 8 April 2021, has been postponed ...
07 Apr, 2021

Remote ITER Business Meeting

In the place of the in-person 2021 ITER Business Forum (which has been postponed to 2022 due to Covid-19), the ITER Organization will be ...
10 May, 2021

28th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC2020)

Every year, the Fusion Energy Conference brings together world actors in fusion around the latest scientific and technical results in nuclear fus...
05 Apr, 2022

2021 ITER Business Forum (IBF/21, new dates)

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In The Press

Swiss Industry Liaison Office

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ITER in Pictures

New tests

A new series of tests is underway on the upending tool.

Download 13 January 2021

Seen from the sky

The organization of the ITER worksite into assembly zones, as seen from above.

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First poloidal field coil completed

Poloidal field coil #6—the bottommost ring coil of the ITER machine and the first in line for installation—has completed all testing on site in the European winding facility. This 400-tonne coil was fabricated by the ASIPP Institute in China under agreement with the European Domestic Agency.

Download 15 December 2020

ITER 2020 Achievement Awards

The ITER Director-General has launched new ITER Awards to recognize achievement in a time of difficulty. The four awards—for First-of-a-Kind Components, Installation and Assembly Sequences, Best Support During the COVID-19 Pandemic, and Balance-of-Plant Systems—are accepted during an on-line ceremony in December by Anil Bhardwaj, leader of the Cryostat Auxiliaries Group; Christophe Montane, crane operator from the company REEL; Joerg Klora, head of the Information Technology Division; and Pascal De Boe, leader of the In-Field Engineering Support Group, on behalf of their teams.

Download 07 December 2020

27th ITER Council: major project achievements despite COVID-19

The 27th ITER Council is convened (virtually) from 18 to 19 November 2020 by Council Chair LUO Delong. Members note the continued robust performance of the ITER Project—including component deliveries and assembly progress on site—despite the COVID-19 pandemic. Some impacts on the schedule have been identified and will be thoroughly assessed after the consideration of all mitigation measures.

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Central solenoid

A tall electromagnet--the central solenoid--is at the heart of the ITER Tokamak. It both initiates plasma current and drives and shapes the plasma during operation. Image: US ITER

Download 12 August 2020

Final lid segments arriving

The last segments of the 665-tonne cryostat lid (including the central disk) have arrived in France.

Download 11 January 2021

For a careful lift

As soon as a double pancake for PF4 is completed, it is transferred carefully with the help of this circular spreader beam (40 tonnes) to the impregnation, and then the assembly tables.

Download 15 December 2020

Down into the basement

The first feeder component is introduced directly into the B2 basement level of the Tokamak Building. Approximately 100 components must be introduced to build the 31 ITER magnet feeders.

Download 11 December 2020