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The province of North Brabant is investing nearly €4 million in the further development of a new generation of nuclear reactors. A consortium of companies Thorizon, VDL Groep and DEMCON will work in Brabant over the next few years to develop and test crucial components for a molten salt reactor.

Recently, two companion papers of PhD candidate Mark Cornelissen have been published in the journal Nuclear Fusion. The studies explore the role of impurity entrainment in the power exhaust of fusion devices. This achievement highlights Cornelissen’s dedication and the significance of his research in the field of nuclear fusion.

A new plasma duration record in Europe: on 12 February 2025, scientists from CEA-IRFM in southern France sustained a hydrogen plasma in the WEST tokamak for 1337 seconds (approximately 22 minutes) with an injected and extracted energy of 2.6 GJ. This was a 25% improvement on the previous record time achieved with EAST, in China, a few weeks previously.

At DIFFER we focus on creating economic and societal value from knowledge, leveraging our research infrastructure to collaborate with industry, reducing risks and costs while advancing technology. DIFFER has a prominent position in the innovation ecosystem. What is DIFFER doing to drive valorisation?

On February 11 it’s the ‘International day of women and girls in science’. A perfect occasion to put Ceren Tayran in the spotlights. Since October 2023 Ceren works as a postdoctoral researcher in the Autonomous Energy Materials Discovery group at DIFFER’s Chemical Energy department. What does it mean to her, being a woman working in science?