Institute for Magnetic Fusion Research

IRFM is an institute of CEA, the French Alternatives Energies and Atomic Energy Commission. Located in the CEA Cadarache Centre, with ITER next door, the 300+ physicists, engineers and technicians of the Institute carry out research on Magnetic Fusion as a potential future energy source.

  • Tokamak Operator Training at IRFM: a Successful Second International Session

    From March 2 to 6, 2026, IRFM organized the second edition of its training program for tokamak operators (also known as “Session Leaders”), open to its international partners. This program aims to recruit future Session Leaders for WEST, while also contributing to the training of operators for other fusion devices around…

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  • 300 people
  • 30 doctoral and post-doctoral students
  • 25 collaborators
  • almost 200 publications a year

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