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Martijn van Gruijthuijsen, deputy of the Province of Noord-Brabant officially opened DICE, the DIFFER Irradiation-Corrosion Experiment. The tests conducted at this new research facility bring nuclear energy one step closer through inherently safe thorium reactors. The event took place on 25 October 2023.

Scientists at DIFFER are bringing nuclear power via inherently safe thorium reactors one step closer. With DICE (the DIFFER Irradiation-Corrosion Experiment), they will develop materials resistant to the combination of heat, salt and radiation. On 25 October, DIFFER will officially inaugurate the facility. 

Hans van Eck is heading DIFFER's new Facilities & Instrumentation department. The department unites the research facilities that were partly under Fusion Energy and partly under Solar Fuels. A conversation about synergy, specialists, and guest researchers.

EUROfusion announces the selection of Ambrogio Fasoli as the new EUROfusion Programme Manager Elect by the EUROfusion General Assembly. His tenure will officially commence on 1 January 2024.

DIFFER is going to invest in new facilities for energy research and open these up to third parties more than ever. This is stated in the Strategy 2023 – 2028 which the institute presents today.