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  • Opening up the DIFFER facilities: successful international collaborations for future energy

    … My PhD is on the effect of plasma transients on front wall/breeder blanket components. Within the expected 30 year … will be experienced at least 2500 times causing plasma-material interactions with the front wall. When this … future. Authors: Hannah Tipping, Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • Matthijs van Berkel appointed as the new head of DIFFER’s Fusion Energy department

    … Matthijs van Berkel appointed as the new head of DIFFER’s Fusion Energy department Published on August 11, 2026 DIFFER … Modelling, Plasma Edge Physics and Diagnostics, Plasma Material Interactions, Plasma Micro-Turbulence and Radiation … for future energy. Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • IEEE Outstanding Student Paper Prize (OSPP) for DIFFER researcher Chris Orrico

    … MPC Strategies for Fueling and Density Control in Fusion Tokamaks’. The prize was presented by the technical … He finalized his master’s thesis in Thomas Morgan’s Plasma Material Interactions research group. Innovation loop After … 7, pp. 1897-1902, 2023 Author: Rianne van Hoek Go to the News page. …
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  • Dutch Fusion Day 2026: fusion as a business case, how about that?

    … Dutch Fusion Day 2026: fusion as a business case, how about that? Mark your … as DIFFER in Eindhoven hosts the third edition of the Dutch Fusion Day! Building on the success of the previous … this year’s edition is about exploring new opportunities in fusion for your business. Throughout the day, industry, …
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  • Magnum-PSI superconducting magnet reaches maximum field

    … allow the team to perform unique long duration tests of wall materials under realistic fusion reactor conditions.   To … from ITER and other fusion experiments .   Go to the News page. … allow the team to perform unique long duration tests of wall materials under realistic fusion reactor conditions.   …
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  • Starting signal for research on the development of additively manufactured tungsten heat shields for nuclear fusion

    … focuses on how to reduce the heat load on the reactor wall and ensure its durability. Image Thomas Morgan is group leader Plasma Material Interactions at DIFFER © DIFFER/Bart van Overbeeke … (in English and Dutch). Author: Rianne van Hoek   Go to the News page. …
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  • MAST Upgrade starts up its first plasma

    … over a video connection: on 29 October 2020, the UK's new fusion device MAST Upgrade officially commenced operation. … efficiently cool outflowing plasma and protect the exhaust wall. Typically the inner walls of a tokamak are protected … Website MAST Upgrade EUROfusion Roadmap to Fusion Energy News story on EUROfusion (source) DIFFER Groups Energy …
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  • Machine learning highly speeds up the modelling of nuclear fusion reactors

    … Machine learning highly speeds up the modelling of nuclear fusion reactors Published on March 29, 2021 Using machine learning … high-energy-density physics   Text by Bennie Mols Go to the News page. … in modelling the behaviour of the plasma inside a nuclear fusion reactor. DIFFER-researchers are pioneering very fast …
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  • Cover article Physics Today diagnoses plasma instabilities

    … Physics Today's October 2015 edition tackles heat loss in fusion reactors. The authors zoom in on interactions between … Strong magnetic fields isolate the fuel from the reactor walls, but that is not enough to run a smooth fusion … instabilities. (Images copyright Physics Today)   Go to the News page. …
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  • Tyburska-Pueschel project leader Ion Beam: "A culture of giving back."

    … from many fields. "At the moment we already  investigate materials properties for our in-house group on fusion wall materials. I also hope to attract our solar fuels … undamaged tungsten. That has very low solubility, so good news. We showed that damaged tungsten will absorb a lot more …
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  • Dutch knowledge consortium for the development of molten salt reactors

    … knowledge consortium for the development of molten salt reactors Published on March 03, 2021 The Dutch knowledge … basis for further design and testing of key processes and materials to build an MSR. The MSR can make a valuable … regeling. Meer informatie NRG nieuwsbericht   Go to the News page. …
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  • Facilities & Instrumentation

    … DIFFER has an extensive number of more routine materials synthesis and characterisation tools and … ultraviolet to the infrared. Magnum-PSI - materials under fusion reactor conditions Magnum-PSI is the world's only laboratory … DIFFER has an extensive number of more routine materials synthesis and characterisation tools and …
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  • Plasma Material Interactions

    … Plasma Material Interactions Background A schematic of the edge of … One of the main challenges to the realization of a fusion power plant is the problem of power exhaust. The …   To reduce heat loads and ion energies to protect the wall, radiation and interactions with neutral particles …
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  • Fusion scientists drive groundwater research forward

    … Fusion scientists drive groundwater research forward Published on June 02, 2022 Fusion scientists at DIFFER, together with an international … And that is something that is also done frequently in fusion research. An interview with Ricky van Kampen and …   DIFFER group Energy Systems and Control Go to the News page. …
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  • Media clippings archive

    … licht aan vijf innovatieprojecten 13-07-2020 - Eindhovennews.com - Projects worth €16.8 million get the green light … ITER overleeft helse condities 28-04-2020 - EUROfusion - Wall Material for Fusion Reactor Survives Hellish Conditions | … licht aan vijf innovatieprojecten 13-07-2020 - Eindhovennews.com - Projects worth €16.8 million get the green light …
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