… behaviour of materials under the harsh conditions in future fusion reactors. On Saturday 8 October, the 17 ton magnet … lifted onto its chassis by a 400 ton crane. This system will enable record plasma exposures in our facility for … tandem tests of the plasma source and magnet can commence. Marco de Baar, head of DIFFER's fusion energy research, …
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… Building the cruise control of a nuclear fusion reactor Published on April 19, 2024 The cruise control of a nuclear fusion reactor, what is it? And what does it take to make it work properly? … de zon van energie voorziet en precies wat we op aarde na willen bootsen. Daarvoor bouwen we reactors die de brandstof …
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… of DIFFER’s strategy is to open up our facilities to more users. Successful international collaborations are important … Tipping working on Magnum-PSI © DIFFER/James Hargreaves What is your PhD about? My PhD is on the effect of plasma … a fusion reactor, it is predicted that plasma disruptions will be experienced at least 2500 times causing …
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… Wall material for fusion reactor survives hellish conditions Published on … some recrystallisation of tungsten and that is also what we saw in the experiments. No surprise there." The … Credit: DIFFER Improving models At ITER, Greg De Temmerman will use the experimental results to improve various models. …
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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 protect … under realistic conditions and with the same fuel mix as will be used in future fusion power plants. Asked where he …
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… energy systems and industrial symbiosis. To finish my PhD I will soon get involved in the TU/e research. I initially … This led me to pursue opportunities beyond my home country. What excites you about the energy field? What excites me … motivated every day. And what about DIFFER, in the midst of fusion and chemical energy research? I didn’t do anything …
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… Spin-out of fusion robotics to health care and industry Published on … are building the first fusion experiment to produce more power from nuclear fusion than is needed to drive and … contributed to the maintainability of the reactor, which will become activated by neutrons from the fusion reaction …
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… Discovery group at DIFFER’s Chemical Energy department. What does it mean to her, being a woman working in science? … I have been focusing on plasma-facing materials for nuclear fusion. As we know, nuclear fusion holds immense promise as … potential of fusion energy.” What does your academic career look like? “My academic journey began in Turkey, where I …
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… Ambrogio Fasoli new EUROfusion Programme Manager Published on July 25, 2023 … Elect by the EUROfusion General Assembly. His tenure will officially commence on 1 January 2024. He is the … Energy. EUROfusion's mission is to pave the way for fusion power reactors. To do so, the consortium funds the research …
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… control theory and nuclear fusion research. Chris: “What we designed in this paper, was a novel tool for fast … This is a problem for all future fusion machines that will use pellet fueling. It is extremely computationally … his master’s internship at ITER, with DIFFER director Marco de Baar as his supervisor. He finalized his master’s …
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… EUROfusion welcomes Dr. Gianfranco Federici as the new Programme … given consensus in the vision and necessary strategy. I now look forward to applying this and guiding EUROfusion through … and deeply thanked him for it. A short handover phase will ensue before Gianfranco’s official tenure begins on the …
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… intuition to strict control: Heat loss control method in fusion reactors in Nature Communications Published on … and on experiences from previous measurements. Now things will be done differently. “We have developed a closed … “We have combined many different techniques, that is what makes it unique. Our systems engineering approach can …
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… Seminar: ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor (book presentation) Attend this seminar? … . Abstract: ITER: The Giant Fusion Reactor The presentation will be about the first book published on ITER, the ongoing … Thu, 04/02/2020 - 09:15 - Thu, 04/02/2020 - 10:15 Chair Marco de Baar Location Collegezaal Speaker Dr. Michel …
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… DIFFER Seminar: On the way towards a fusion power plant – achievements and challenges Attend this … to both fusion concepts and the record experiments will be provided. A perspective towards a fusion reactor …
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… Special issue on designing the future DEMO power plant Published on July 05, 2022 A special issue of the scientific journal Fusion Engineering & Design presents the state of the art in … is delivered, a highly skilled and experienced workforce will be lost to other industries, with an unavoidable brain …
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