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Reversing the plasma shape?

Assembling the second neutral beam testbed

Modelling collaboration between ITER and TU/e

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Making a 1,000-tonne electromagnet...

JET secures funding through 2020...

In The Press

Nature.com blogs

| Nuclear fusion: Creating artificial stars
La Tribune

| Comment Assystem prospère au sein d'Iter
Sunderland Echo

| Sunderland engineers work on project to create 'second sun'
Qrius

| Nuclear fusion can power the future; these studies show that future is less than 30 years away

ITER in Pictures

Attention all fusion scientists and engineers

Ten editions of the ITER physics school—the ITER International School—have been held since 2007 on different theoretical and experimental aspects of tokamak physics. The near-complete collection of presentations (more than 180 in all) can now be downloaded from the ITER website at: https://www.iter.org/education/iis.

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First thermal shield panels in Korea

The thermal shield panels for vacuum vessel sector #6 have been finalized in Korea and are ready for shipment. Silver plating on every surface makes the components glimmer and shine.

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ITER in Da Vinci mode

Monday 15 April was Da Vinci Day at ITER, as the ITER Organization and the Consul General of Italy in Marseille co-hosted a celebration of 500 years of innovation with the support of the Italian government. Part cultural experience, part celebration of scientific investigation and industrial innovation, the event traced patterns of learning and innovation from the individual genius of Leonardo da Vinci to the collaborative inspiration of the ITER Project.

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The seven-storey Tokamak Complex

This detailed cutaway shows the buildings of the Tokamak Complex (Tritium, Tokamak and Diagnostics buildings, from left to right) and the seismic isolation system underneath the Complex. Once the Tokamak Building has been completed, and it matches the height of the Assembly Building, the temporary wall between them will come down and the rails for the heavy lift overhead cranes (in yellow) will be extended.

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Container for the MITICA beam source

The vacuum vessel was installed at the ITER Neutral Beam Test Facility in early May. The full vacuum vessel for MITICA will weigh 67 tonnes.

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An unusual angle

The tallest concrete of the Tokamak Building offers a spectacular and unusual viewpoint for works underway around the central Tokamak Pit.

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Mechanical testing underway on SSAT tools

With both sector sub-assembly tools (SSATs) now erected, mechanical load testing can start. In April, teams begin testing the movement of upper alignment units. Load testing is schedule for June.

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Just a short distance to travel

The 490-tonne component left the building on its assembly platform, propelled by four multi-axle SPMTs (self propelled modular transporters). Everything went smoothly.

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