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Press releases

2026

29 Jul 2026 Press release
Two-thirds of ITER tokamak core now in place
26 Jun 2026 Press release
38th ITER Council Meeting: ITER’s strong project execution continues
21 May 2026 Press release
World’s largest superconducting magnet test facility now operational at ITER

2025

20 Nov 2025 Press release
37th ITER Council Meeting: ITER maintains strong project execution
19 Jun 2025 Press release
36th ITER Council Meeting: Council welcomes continued strong project execution
16 Apr 2025 Press release
ITER – a “record performance” in machine assembly

2024

21 Nov 2024 Press release
35th ITER Council Meeting: support for the overall approach for the proposed updated Baseline; strong project execution in 2024
20 Jun 2024 Press release
34th ITER Council Meeting: updated baseline proposal presented to Council for further evaluation

2023

17 Nov 2023 Press release
33rd ITER Council Meeting: ITER Project making progress, preparing updated baseline
22 Jun 2023 Press release
32nd ITER Council Meeting: ITER Project focuses on updated baseline preparation
30 Jan 2023 Press release
Delong Luo from China named ITER Deputy Director-General — Corporate
30 Jan 2023 Press release
Yutaka Kamada from Japan named ITER Deputy Director-General for Science and Technology

2022

17 Nov 2022 Press release
31st ITER Council: ITER project addressing challenges
15 Sep 2022 Press release
ITER Council appoints Dr. Pietro BARABASCHI as ITER Organization Director-General
16 Jun 2022 Press release
30th ITER Council: continuing progress during a time of challenge and transition
14 May 2022 Press release
Passing of ITER Director-General Bernard Bigot
14 May 2022 Press release
Bernard Bigot, ITER Director-General 2015-2022
11 May 2022 Press release
ITER Project achieves major assembly milestone
31 Jan 2022 Press release
Members of European Parliament visit the ITER Project

2021

18 Nov 2021 Press release
29th ITER Council: steady progress despite challenges including COVID-19
17 Jun 2021 Press release
28th ITER Council: steady progress despite challenges including COVID-19

2020

19 Nov 2020 Press release
27th ITER Council: moving forward with assembly phase
18 Jun 2020 Press release
26th ITER Council: ready for machine assembly

2019

21 Nov 2019 Press release
25th ITER Council: all efforts converging toward the start of machine assembly
20 Jun 2019 Press release
24th ITER Council welcomes sustained project progress with preparation for transition to Machine Assembly
28 Jan 2019 Press release
ITER Council reappoints Dr Bernard Bigot to second term as Director-General

2018

15 Nov 2018 Press release
23rd ITER Council appreciates continuous project progress as ITER prepares transition to Machine Assembly
21 Jun 2018 Press release
22nd ITER Council affirms project progress to achieve First Plasma in 2025

2017

6 Dec 2017 Press release
The Director-General's statement on ITER progress
6 Dec 2017 Press release
World's most complex machine is 50 percent completed
16 Nov 2017 Press release
21st ITER Council affirms steady, measurable project progress
4 Sep 2017 Press release
US scientist Tim Luce appointed Head of ITER Science & Operations Department
22 Jun 2017 Press release
20th ITER Council meeting recognizes strong project progress in line with the 2016 baseline
13 Jun 2017 Press release
ITER signs Cooperation Agreement with Kazakhstan

2016

17 Nov 2016 Press release
ITER Council endorses updated project schedule to Deuterium-Tritium Operation
30 Sep 2016 Press release
ITER signs Cooperation Agreement with Australia
28 Jun 2016 Press release
ITER awards mega contract for assembly of Tokamak and support plant
16 Jun 2016 Press release
ITER Council endorses updated schedule focused on First Plasma
27 Apr 2016 Press release
ITER Council Review Group provides external validation of project progress
12 Jan 2016 Press release
Won Namkung takes helm of the ITER Council