During a test operation earlier this month, a wrapped toroidal field coil was lifted by the gantry crane and its bespoke attachment. The different elements of the ITER magnet cold test facility are ...

There is a new arrival in the tokamak pit—one that upends the perception of space and volume that regular observers had become accustomed to. With the successful insertion of sector module #6 on 18 ...

The power supply system is a vital part of electron cyclotron heating and current drive—the system at ITER designed for plasma initiation, heating, and control. Tests are underway now to prepare the ...

As delegates from three continents convened on ITER Headquarters for the 36th Meeting of the ITER Council, construction teams were exiting the tokamak assembly theatre after a long night of work. The ...

Nearly 8 million people have passed through the gates of the 2025 World Expo in Osaka, Japan, since it opened on 13 April. At the ITER stand, a steady stream of visitors is learning how a ...

On 4 June, the Cooperation Agreement between the ITER Organization and the National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NNC RK), originally signed in 2017, was officially extended another ...

Computational tools like artificial intelligence (AI), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), and digital twins are already showing their immense potential in reshaping how scientists and engineers ...

At its 32nd meeting in May, the ITER Council Science and Technology Advisory Committee (STAC) reviewed the fully detailed version of the ITER Research Plan as well as associated blueprints for magnet ...

A sixth central solenoid module has successfully completed testing at the General Atomics Magnet Technologies Center in Poway, California.

In this schematic of the future magnet cold test facility, a toroidal field coil is positioned inside the test chamber (cryostat). On the right, another magnet arrives on its self-propelled modular ...

The International Tokamak Physics Activity (ITPA) provides a framework for internationally coordinated fusion research activities in the ITER Members. The ITER Integrated Modelling & Analysis Suite ...

Whereas the 1970 Osaka Expo—Asia's first ever—showcased Japan's rapid economic growth, the 2025 edition aims to unite the international community around the forward-looking theme "Designing Future ...