The CEA, which has been involved in the issue of long pulse operation for many years, actively participated in this first meeting, which was held in mid-November.
One of the key operational challenges in the development of fusion energy is the achievement, simultaneously, of high fusion performance and long-pulse operation. This is one of ITER’s key missions, and an essential milestone on the route to a fusion power plant that delivers a stable electricity load to the network. In this context, a Technical Meeting on Long-Pulse Operation of Fusion Devices was held at the International Atomic Energy Agency’s (IAEA) Headquarters in Vienna, Austria, from 14 to 16 November 2022, to review, discuss and address scientific and engineering issues related to steady-state and long-pulse operation of fusion devices, tokamaks et stellarators.
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