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Analyse des données à KSTAR
13 Apr 2026
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On KSTAR, ITER’s plasma control system successfully takes charge

In March, ITER’s plasma control system ( iPCS) was successfully deployed and operated on the KSTAR tokamak in Daejeon, Korea. The primary objective was to validate the behaviour of the ITER plasma control system under...
13 Apr 2026
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Holding steady

Before lifting a 1,300-tonne sector module from the assembly tool into the tokamak pit, all the components must first be perfectly secured to prevent movements or damaging clashes. This is where the bracing tool system...
7 Apr 2026
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Getting ready to flex

Preparations for the installation of bellows in the Tokamak Building are now underway with the completion of the first welds in the port cells and a customized installation tool sailing towards ITER.
7 Apr 2026
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EU delegation: ITER drives jobs and investment

European Union lawmakers heard about ITER's positive impacts on the fusion economy and workforce.
Courtesy of the Prime Minister’s Office of Japan
7 Apr 2026
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France and Japan align on fusion energy goals

Paris and Tokyo strengthen ties with a renewed commitment to nuclear energy development, including fusion.
30 Mar 2026
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“Even better in real life”

One of the ways ITER shares knowledge about science and fusion is to welcome the general public to the site twice a year to take tours with experts and see the tokamak.
Advancing global fusion collaboration
30 Mar 2026
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ITER representatives visit China

A delegation from ITER has just returned from a visit to China’s Southwestern Institute of Physics (SWIP) in Chengdu. Home in its history to more than 20 experimental devices for controlled nuclear fusion research...
30 Mar 2026
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Power system validated for magnet testing

Another step forward for the ITER magnet cold test facility.
30 Mar 2026
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Practice makes precision

With the installation of the first interface panel, the Trial, Test and Training Facility is moving closer to hosting full-scale practice sessions for in-vessel assembly.
Professor Francesco Romanelli
23 Mar 2026
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Professor Francesco Romanelli

The ITER Organization has learned with great sadness of the passing of Professor Francesco Romanelli, a towering figure in the international fusion community and one of Europe’s most influential leaders in magnetic...
Claudio La Barbera overseeing assembly
16 Mar 2026
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Coordinating the invisible work that will make ITER function

As work progresses on core machine assembly in the tokamak pit, a parallel effort led by the Plant Installation Coordination Project is ensuring that the surrounding plant systems are installed without clashes or delays.
16 Mar 2026
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Purpose-designed insertion tool passes the test

With a pioneering manoeuvre resembling a mine cart being squeezed into the narrowest of tunnels, assembly teams have successfully positioned a vacuum vessel gravity support under a sector module in the tokamak pit. This...
16 Mar 2026
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A welcome seminar for newcomers

A welcome day designed to help new team members and their spouses discover ITER and navigate life in France.
9 Mar 2026
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Getting the full once-over

When you receive a package, it’s always a good idea to give it a quick inspection to make sure it wasn’t damaged in transit. But what if the package is a 400-tonne vacuum vessel sector? In that case, that “quick...
9 Mar 2026
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Women of ITER share their professional journeys

The personal stories and perspectives of women working at ITER were at the heart of an event held on Monday 9 March to mark International Women’s Day.
9 Mar 2026
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A finger on the installation’s pulse

Facing four large screens on her desk, plus an extra one on her laptop, Rossella Rotella has her finger on the installation’s pulse. Besides being in charge of the Tritium Breeding Blanket Project, Rossella is one of a...
2 Mar 2026
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China’s ENN joins the ITPEA physics activities

A major private fusion company in China, ENN Science and Development Co. Ltd, is joining the ITPEA physics activities—the second private sector fusion firm to do so.
2 Mar 2026
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Collective strength

Assembly teams are making the connections that link ITER’s toroidal field coils into a unified structure engineered to withstand extreme electromagnetic forces.
JT-60SA team coordination
2 Mar 2026
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Preparing the next JT-60SA campaign to support ITER

The experiment team at the joint Japan/Europe international fusion experiment JT-60SA in Naka, Japan, is thinking now about how its 2026-2027 campaign can address ITER priorities.
23 Feb 2026
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Making the invisible visible

The X-ray inspection underway on sector #1 is part of a wider set of tools used to verify critical welds.