… Jonathan Citrin to chair ITPA Transport & Confinement Group Published on November 14, 2017 … leader Dr. Jonathan Citrin as chair of its topical group on Transport and Confinement starting 1 January 2018. The ITPA … international framework organised by ITER for coordinating fusion research activities of the highest priority for …
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… behaviour of materials under the harsh conditions in future fusion reactors. On Saturday 8 October, the 17 ton magnet … checked out. The superconducting magnet was ready for transport. Lifting the Magnum-PSI superconducting magnet … safety limit during the entire transport and lifting procedure. A round of congratulations, a quick look at the …
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… Neural networking wins EUROfusion Enabling Research grant Published on November 23, … de Plassche, and Aaron Ho in the Integrated Modelling and Transport group will receive EUROfusion support in 2019-2020 … to generate an extensive database of a physics-based reduced turbulence model co-developed at DIFFER and CEA …
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… MPC Strategies for Fueling and Density Control in Fusion Tokamaks’. The prize was presented by the technical … the combination of fundamental control theory and nuclear fusion research. Chris: “What we designed in this paper, was … core density profile control with pellet fueling in nuclear fusion tokamaks. Previous work of fellow researcher Thomas …
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… a first-principle based and realtime capable turbulent transport model. However, achieving this by further model reduction can result in a trade off with a decrease in … a proof of principle [J.Citrin, S. Breton et al., Nucl. Fusion 55 092001 (2015)] based on a 4D input dimension scan. …
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… You’re someone who has made a huge impact on the course of fusion development, both as a scientist and as programme … as you retire from your role as Programme Manager of EUROfusion, I want to express my deepest gratitude for your outstanding leadership. Your impact on EUROfusion and the friendships you have cultivated are …
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… EUROfusion Engineering Grant for Matthijs van Berkel Published … prototype commercial fusion reactor, control of the heat transport will be crucial to minimize the heat losses such … sustained. Matthijs van Berkel will study the dynamic heat transport properties crucial for the design of control …
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… In a joint lectorate, they will develop new sensors for fusion reactors in the project 'Divertor Triage for Fusion (DT fusion)'. Full article only available in Dutch: DIFFER en … In a joint lectorate, they will develop new sensors for fusion reactors in the project 'Divertor Triage for Fusion …
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… PhD defense: Thomas Bosman learned to control fusion exhaust in three shots Published on April 30, 2025 Future fusion power plants require a careful balancing act to … Image Thomas Bosman Controlling the hot exhaust of fusion reactors is a complicated problem. A …
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… The design of nuclear fusion systems: ‘Complexity is our greatest enemy, modelling … solution’ Published on July 08, 2024 The design of nuclear fusion systems involves many complex challenges. Lots of … the potential of dependency structure modelling for fusion systems engineering'. Image Torben Beernaert © DIFFER …
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… Published on May 21, 2021 Extreme conditions exist in a fusion reactor and the reactor vessel wall must be able to … can be investigated: the LiMeS lab. In the future, nuclear fusion could be a sustainable and safe source of energy, but … we still need to overcome several obstacles. Inside a fusion reactor, an immense amount of energy is generated in …
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… Encouraging fusion talent: EUROfusion grants for two DIFFER postdoctoral researchers … postdoctoral researchers of DIFFER have been awarded a EUROfusion grant. With the Engineering Grant (EEG), Maria Morbey … postdoctoral researchers of DIFFER have been awarded a EUROfusion grant. With the Engineering Grant (EEG), Maria Morbey …
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… Simulations for nuclear fusion Published on April 23, 2015 23 April 2015 The plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor is prone to instabilities due to the extreme … temperatures and high magnetic fields necessary for nuclear fusion. The future of nuclear fusion as an energy source …
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… Challenge: control beam in fusion reactor fans out further than expected Published on … that the beam to suppress plasma instabilities in a nuclear fusion reactor becomes two to three times broader than … researchers published their findings in the journal Nuclear Fusion. The United States DIII-D fusion reactor during …
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… 2nd European Fusion Teacher Day Published on August 12, 2021 Are you a … continues with a global livestream in the (late) afternoon. Educational materials for Secondary Schools Central to this … They cover large portions of the fusion effort— like plasmas, materials, history and deployment—in a way that …
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