News
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Official launch of the joint WEST / KSTAR experimental program
On June 11, 2025, the joint WEST / KSTAR experimental program on long shocks in a tungsten environment was officially launched at the Korea Fusion Energy Development Forum in Daejeon (South Korea).
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First plasma shots for the WEST Gyrotron
The first plasma shots with the new gyrotron took place on April 8.
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A memorable experimental campaign !
The experimental campaign that began in mid-January 2025 was completed at the end of April, with a…
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Participation in the WEST Experiments of our Chinese ASIPP collaborators
From 24 March to 4 April 2025, a delegation of 12 employees from ASIPP (Hefei, China) took…
Agenda
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Festival de Théorie
From 30/06/2025 to 25/07/202508:00-17:00 -
21st Edition of the European Fusion Theory Conference (EFTC)
From 23/09/2025 to 26/09/202508:00-17:00 -
34th SOFT Conference
From 21/09/2026 to 25/09/202608:00-17:00
Highlights
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A tool developed for WEST and integrated into CIVA, the world reference in non-destructive testing
As part of the MIRO Transverse Competence Project in Numerical Simulation, due to start in 2023, a simulation tool for Infrared (IR) imaging diagnostics, developed by CEA-IRFM to monitor the walls of WEST and soon ITER, has been integrated into CEA-LIST’s…
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Fewer runaways than expected in ITER disruptions !
During a disruption in a tokamak, a beam of very energetic electrons, known as ‘runaways’, can form and potentially damage the inner wall. ITER is paying particular attention to this issue. Simulations carried out by the IRFM have highlighted an effect…
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Key figures
- 300 people
- 30 doctoral and post-doctoral students
- 25 collaborators
- almost 200 publications a year
300
People
30
Doctoral students
25
Collaborators
190+
Publications