A 5-night journey for ITER’s longest and widest component

The fusion neutron source IFMIF-DONES, under construction in Granada, Spain, is the subject of a special issue of the International Atomic Energy Agency's (IAEA's) journal Nuclear Fusion (Issue 12, Volume 65, December 2025). Through a preface and 15 focus articles, it presents an overview of the engineering basis underpinning the facility, including key decisions taken, and previews its experimental capabilities.

Access the special issue at this link.

The next generation of fusion experts is coming to ITER in November. About 150 PhD students from European universities, laboratories and institutes will gather at ITER from 4-6 November 2025 under the umbrella of FuseNet, the European fusion education network, for its annual PhD Event—an event that coincides this year with FuseNet’s fifteenth anniversary. 

During their three-day stay at ITER, the students will hear keynote talks about recent developments in the field of fusion energy and at ITER, join a round-table discussion about public-private partnerships in the field, and have a peek at the ITER tokamak in the making. 

The students will also share their own research—either as a poster presentation or in an oral presentation Pecha Kucha style. As is customary with these meet-and-greet events, students will also have many opportunities to network with fellow researchers. 

Click to read more about the event or to download the program. (The event is fully booked; no registration is possible.)

In September 2025, the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) held its annual General Conference in Vienna, with representatives from most of the IAEA Member States plus participants from international organizations and non-governmental organizations. The ITER Organization, which has a long history of close collaboration with the IAEA, was present. ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi addressed the plenary session with a recorded video statement; he was also one of the panelists at a special side session dedicated to fusion regulation. The ITER Organization also had a stand in the General Conference Exhibition organized around the theme "Fusion Energy is our Future."

Follow these links to watch the video address of the ITER Director-General or download the transcript.

How can Europe lead the way towards commercial fusion energy? More than 200 representatives from European policy institutes, industry, SMEs, startups, research and Big Science came together at the F4E Roundtable in June 2025 in Barcelona to discuss this question.

Fusion for Energy (F4E) has now published a Key Takeaways Report, summarizing the main proposals from the event. In different panels, experts addressed some of the most pressing challenges, like the competitiveness of the fusion industry, the development of a skilled workforce and the mobilization of investment.

The report will feed into the ongoing policy discussions led by the European Commission and is now publicly available for stakeholders to consult.

Download ROUNDTABLE 2025 Key Takeaways here.