The WEST newsletter

2023

December 2023 / n°30 : The complete ITER-grade divertor enters the scene

2021

March 2021 / n°29 : First phase of operation completed !

2020

October 2020 / n°28 : Remote ceremony for WEST divertor components delivery
May 2020 / n°27 : Work resumes on WEST site after COVID-19 lockdown ends

2019

December 2019 / n°26 : Last run for the inertially cooled lower divertor
July 2019 / n°25 : Plasma is back for C4
April 2019 / n°24 : Waiting for C4

2018

December 2018 / n°23 : First EUROfusion sessions!
October 2018 / n°22 : US researchers at Cadarache during C3 campaign
May 2018 / n°21 : Scheduled Pit Stop
March 2018 / n°20 : First Megawatts of RF power in the plasma

2017

December 2017/ n°19 : WEST joins the family of Divertor Tokamaks!
October 2017 / n°18 : WEST shutdown to adjust the magnetic configuration
June 2017 / n°17 : 4th WEST Governing Board: considering future challenges

2016

December 2016/ n°16 : WEST gets its first plama!
November 2016 / n°15: WEST in starting monoblocks
September 2016/ n°14 : Final stretch before closing the vacuum vessel
June 2016 / n°13 : 3rd Governing Board at Cadarache
March 2016 / n°12 : A well done brazing by the chairman of CEA, Daniel Verwaerde

2015

December 2015/ n°11: The WEST scientific program in the European spotlight
September 2015/ n°10 : WEST exposed at the 15th International Conference on “Plasma-Facing Materials and Components for fusion applications”
April 2015 / n°9 : The 2nd WEST Governing Board took place on March 5, 2015
February 2015 / n°8 : A new EUROfusion Facility

2014

November 2014 / n°7 : Installation of the WEST first component
September 2014 / n°6 : International fusion community mobilized for WEST
May 2014 / n°5 : Kick-off-meeting for the WEST divertor coils power supplies
February 2014 / n°4 : 1st WEST Governing Board

2013

December 2013 / n°3 : WEST to support ITER divertor strategy starting with full tungsten divertor
September 2013 / n°2 : ITER’s partners join the WEST project
May 2013 / n°1 : The WEST project officially launched by the Director of the Physical Sciences Division at CEA