Slovenian crowds get to the heart of ITER and JET
Ljubljana, Slovenia: A public lecture about fusion, including a live feed from JET and ITER, has lecture theatres overflowing.
Pump down begins
Maintenance completed, pump down has commenced on a “cleaner than expected” JET torus.
Neutron calibration completed
It’s a tricky process making sure you are measuring your fusion power correctly.
Creativity and the next generation
The vast quantity of knowledge created at JET is in safe hands, easily accessible for future fusion scientists.
10 new countries
Major changes were afoot for EFDA ten years ago, as ten countries signed a treaty to join the European Union.
European collaboration lays foundations for Japanese tokamak
The bolt-tightening ceremony at Japan’s JT-60 SA tokamak marks the success of a Europe-Japan agreement
EFDA trainees kick goals
An injection of new talent into tokamak operations around Europe comes about thanks to EFDA’s goal-oriented training.
Amazing footage for BBC
A BBC film crew took over the JET experiment for a day, so they could film from some unusual vantage points.
Fusion draws on Japanese traditions
Japanese ceramics have a long history of elegance – now they are providing an elegant solution to tritium containment.
Fusion occurs in Big Bang
Thousands of students thronged to CCFE’s stand at the Big Bang Science Fair in London