ITER is an international experiment that aims to demonstrate the feasibility of large-scale fusion energy
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Top Welding, Top ITER is underway!
Welders from 7 companies and 4 countries are competing in TIG welding challenges, showcasing the skill and precision essential to ITER tokamak assembly.
Winners announced 17 June.
#ITER #TopWeldingTopITER #Welding #FusionEnergy
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Russian gyrotrons are now in place at ITER.
The first three units have been installed as part of the electron cyclotron heating system, supplied through a global effort involving Europe, India, Japan, Russia, and the United States. #ITER #FusionEnergy #BigScience
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In the air!
The lift of sector module #4 is underway. When it lands tomorrow, it will become the fifth of nine sectors to be successfully transferred into the #tokamak pit—meaning more than half of #ITER’s plasma chamber will be in place.
Stay tuned!
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ITER marked the start of operations at its MCTF — building knowledge, infrastructure, and operating experience for the wider fusion ecosystem. After the first coil cooldown to 4 K, the facility will support magnet testing ahead of installation. bit.ly/ITER_MCTF_Press-relea…
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A house on wheels? No, it's the eighth of nine #vacuumvessel sectors, this one manufactured by Europe, on its way to #ITER. It will arrive in the wee hours of Thursday, 7 May.
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At ITER, global leaders gather for the Public-Private Fusion Workshop.
DG Pietro Barabaschi: “You need both cooperation & competition.”
Fusion is moving from possibility to necessity.
#FusionEnergy #ITER #CleanEnergy
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Big win for fusion: the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection cleared the ITER Organization vacuum vessel from pressure rules—recognizing EM forces, not pressure, drive its design.
Step toward fit-for-purpose fusion regulation
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MEPs from the Industry, Research & Energy Committee visited ITER (1 April) to discuss fusion’s role in Europe’s long-term energy strategy. DG Barabaschi highlighted ITER as a benchmark project and workforce hub, while F4E noted €7.2B invested in the EU supply chain (2007–2025)
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First interface panel installed
ITER’s Trial, Test & Training Facility is gearing up for full-scale practice—training teams for complex in-vessel assembly before real operations begin.
Safer, faster, smarter
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A custom insertion tool has successfully positioned an 11-tonne gravity support beneath a sector module—within just 0.25 mm accuracy.
High-tech precision human muscle = progress for fusion energy ⚡
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World leaders at the #NuclearEnergySummit2026 in Paris praised ITER’s contributions. President Macron honored the women and men behind the project and reaffirmed France’s support. Ursula von der Leyen and Andrej Plenković also stressed ITER’s key role in advancing fusion research
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The program for the 15th ITER International School is now online — and pre-registration is open!
Held in Chengdu, China (20–24 July 2026), this year’s School by ITER will focus on heating & current drive systems and the physics behind plasma control in fusion devices.
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