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11 Jan 2021
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The tanks within a tank

Deep inside the bowels of the Tokamak Building, the entrance to one of most spectacular rooms of the whole installation resembles that of a broom cupboard. The staircase is temporary and the wooden door at the top barely...
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14 Dec 2020
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ITER–JT-60SA collaboration in full swing

The ITER Organization is gaining knowledge and experience through active involvement in the commissioning activities underway on the JT-60SA tokamak in Japan. The valuable collaboration is made possible through a...
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14 Dec 2020
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Test facility confirms remote handling approach

The extremely challenging remote maintenance operations planned for ITER require that engineers and system owners plan and rehearse for them now. In the latest set of trials run for ITER at the UK Atomic Energy Authority...
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14 Dec 2020
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Bottom ring magnet completes all testing

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.
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14 Dec 2020
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Achievement in a year of challenge

A decade of fusion training
14 Dec 2020
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Education network celebrates 10 years

FuseNet, the European fusion education network, has just turned 10. By supporting workshops and events, connecting educators and students, and advertising internship and job opportunities, FuseNet is playing an important...
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14 Dec 2020
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The ITER you never see

As night falls and the gates close on the ITER construction site, a small group of men and women take over, each tasked with a specific mission.
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14 Dec 2020
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A strategic plan to deliver fusion energy

The US Department of Energy (DOE) Fusion Energy Science Advisory Committee (FESAC) has released a 10-year national strategic plan for fusion energy and plasma science.
Virtual ceremony with Korean officials
7 Dec 2020
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New institute to focus on core reactor technologies

The mission of the new independent research institute is to shift the focus from fundamental fusion energy research to the commercialization of fusion energy and the development of domestic fusion reactor technology.
The ITER planet
7 Dec 2020
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What it takes to light a star

Ten years ago, in the summer of 2010, construction work began on one of the largest international science projects in the world. ITER is first and foremost about science. It is about observing and understanding the...
A diver in the basins?
7 Dec 2020
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Into the depths

The hot and cold basins that are part of the ITER heat rejection system are equivalent in volume to half a dozen Olympic pools. When filled to capacity, the pressure exerted by the water on the bottom slab, walls and...
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7 Dec 2020
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A home for STEP

The UK government is calling out to UK regions and communities for proposals for siting the future prototype fusion plant STEP (Spherical Tokamak for Energy Production).
Preparing for the virtual award ceremony
7 Dec 2020
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Stay tuned...

As each year at ITER draws to a close, the Director-General hosts a celebration to recognize the hard work and commitment of the staff and collaborators. Normally, these celebrations are held at the Grand Theatre in Aix...
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30 Nov 2020
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Thermal shield passes first trial

In the oversized world of ITER, the 11-metre-tall vacuum vessel thermal shield panels are lightweight components. At approximately 10 tonnes, they cannot compare with a vacuum vessel sector or a coil, which tip the scale...
In memory of Valery Kurnaev
30 Nov 2020
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Professor Valery Aleksandrovich Kurnaev

It is with great sadness that the ITER Organization has learned of the loss of Professor Valery Aleksandrovich Kurnaev, Director of the Moscow National Research Nuclear University (MEPhI) Department of Plasma Physics. He...
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30 Nov 2020
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First integrated power supply tests

In October, power supply components procured by Japan and Europe for ITER's neutral beam injector prototype were tested together for the first time. Due pandemic-related travel restrictions, the tests were conducted...
IBM Spectrum Scale powers ITER data storage
30 Nov 2020
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How to manage 2 petabytes of new data every day

Extracting as much information as possible from operation will allow ITER to make the most efficient use of the machine. Some of the data will be immediately needed as input into models that help determine the state of...
European toroidal field coil #5 in transit
30 Nov 2020
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Europe's coil #5 unloaded at Fos harbour

Of the eighteen D-shaped toroidal field coils (plus one spare) that are needed for the ITER Tokamak, four (two from Europe and two from Japan) have already been delivered to ITER.
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23 Nov 2020
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Blowing cold and hot

If the cryodistribution system were a railroad, the cryogenic termination cold box would be its main switch. A massive structure packed with pipes, valves, electrical feedthroughs and pneumatic actuators, the termination...
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23 Nov 2020
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Captured from on high

With assembly tools standing 22 metres tall, massive bridge cranes straddling the width of the building, and alien-shaped components placed at regular intervals on its perfectly smooth floor, the ITER Assembly Hall is...