Welcoming the fusion ecosystem to ITER
The 3rd ITER Public-Private Fusion Workshop takes place this week at ITER Headquarters in southern France.
For the third time, the ITER Organization is opening its doors to private fusion companies, as researchers, industry leaders, and innovators gather this week to explore how collaboration across the fusion ecosystem is taking shape in practice.
At the inaugural event in 2024 we asked, "How can ITER help?" Last year, discussions focused on new mechanisms for knowledge sharing, including supply-chain capacities that could help private companies avoid "reinventing the wheel." This year's program builds on those foundations with a practical emphasis on aligning capabilities, identifying gaps, and accelerating the transition from experimental success to deployable systems.
Some 350 people are expected to attend. Early arrivals spent Monday afternoon meeting with machine assembly and plant systems experts on the worksite, setting the stage for discussions grounded in real-world technical challenges.