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Fusion for Energy loads ITER sector
21 Sep 2026
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Last ITER vacuum vessel sector travelling

The ninth—and final—sector of the vacuum vessel arrived by boat in Marseille today and will soon be on its way to the ITER site.
Opening of the 70th IAEA General Conference
21 Sep 2026
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"Fusion is gathering momentum"

“Fusion energy has been a part of the IAEA’s portfolio since the very beginning,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi told delegates gathered in Vienna last week. “Fusion has...
21 Sep 2026
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ITER and China strengthen cooperation on fusion

The ITER Organization and the China Fusion Energy Co., Ltd. (CFEC) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to further cooperation on fusion engineering and scientific research.
21 Sep 2026
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Gaining first-hand insight into progress

On Saturday 12 September, Onoda Kimi, Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy of Japan*, visited ITER to gain first-hand insight into progress in the construction of the world's largest fusion energy project.
14 Sep 2026
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A long-standing supporter sees ITER taking shape

The Speaker of Japan’s House of Representatives, Mori Eisuke, has a decades-long commitment to fusion that ranges from research contributions to political advocacy.
LINAC installed on sector replica
14 Sep 2026
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Putting welding tools to the test

Three machines that are essential for vacuum vessel welding activities are being put through their paces as ITER’s Trial, Test and Training Facility begins official operations.
Situating test blanket modules
14 Sep 2026
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Turning tritium breeding into reality

While ITER will benefit from the tritium available worldwide, fusion energy fuelled by deuterium-tritium reactions will require efficient and reliable tritium breeding technologies. Testing them and validating the design...
High-level visitor from China
14 Sep 2026
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ITER: “A contribution to world peace”

During a visit to ITER, Shan Zhongde, Chairman of the China Atomic Energy Authority, emphasized the role of international cooperation in advancing fusion energy and contributing to world peace.
7 Sep 2026
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A summer of substantial progress

August brought no slowdown to the ITER project, as teams across the worksite continued to advance major assembly and installation activities.
7 Sep 2026
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"A key strategic technology for Europe"

European Commissioner for Energy and Housing Dan Jørgensen’s visit to ITER underscores fusion’s growing role in Europe’s energy strategy.
7 Sep 2026
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Ramping up testing

ITER takes another step towards full-current trials of select superconducting magnets.
7 Sep 2026
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High-level meetings in Tokyo

During a series of high-level meetings in Tokyo in July, ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi highlighted recent progress on the project and reaffirmed the importance of Japan’s continued political, scientific and...
29 Jul 2026
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Managing ITER’s progress

Key performance indicators, estimate-to-complete updates, and milestone trend analysis are part of a basket of schedule and cost control measures that the ITER Organization tracks monthly and reports to the ITER Council.
29 Jul 2026
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15th ITER International School concludes in China

The 15th ITER International School on the physics and engineering of heating and current drive systems for magnetic fusion plasmas concluded successfully in Leshan, Sichuan Province, China, on 24 July after five days of...
Sector module lift
29 Jul 2026
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Millions of data points, one successful lift

With the landing of the sixth tokamak sector module, two-thirds of the ITER tokamak core is now positioned in the pit. Seeing the 1,400-tonne load rise from its sector sub-assembly tool and reach its final position with...
29 Jul 2026
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Applications invited for joint ITER/ASIPP postdoc projects

ITER and ASIPP have launched a joint postdoctoral training program that will give early-career researchers the opportunity to conduct fusion research at both institutions under the supervision of experts from China and...
Visite de l’ambassadeur de Corée du Sud
22 Jul 2026
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A defining Korean contribution

Four of the nine vacuum vessel sectors that make up ITER’s plasma chamber were manufactured in Korea. With the last of those sectors now assembled into a full sector module and about to be installed in the tokamak...
20 Jul 2026
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Monitoring the tokamak from within

From 18 kilometres of wobbled cabling to thousands of specialized sensors, the inner walls of the ITER vacuum vessel will feature an elaborate mosaic of diagnostic and instrumentation systems.
Russian delegation celebrates first port plug facility equipment
20 Jul 2026
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ITER Director-General: “The power of cooperation around a shared scientific objective”

Russian Federation Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov led a delegation to ITER on Thursday 16 July. It was the second visit from Russia in the context of scientific and technological cooperation to...
ITER reactor taking shape
20 Jul 2026
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16th ITER International School announced in India: "Tokamaks as Fusion Reactors"

Two ITER International Schools in one year? That translates to double the opportunity for young fusion scientists and engineers to gain skills that are relevant to the ITER project's success.