Fusion reactor needs to operate at very high temperatures and high enough densities of fuel to achieve its goal, produce energy. So, how can you predict the temperature and density profiles of a ...

In a major scientific achievement, European researchers at the Joint European Torus (JET) facility have set a new world energy record of 69 megajoules released in sustained and controlled fusion ...

Screenshots from a ‘Neon-Seed Integrated ITER Baseline Plasma Scenarios in D-T’ pulse video recorded during the EUROfusion DTE3 campaign at JET, showcasing pivotal experiments at the forefront of ...

Fusion energy promises to deliver safe, sustainable, and low-carbon baseload power, complementing other clean energy sources like solar and wind. To achieve this, we need to address complex physics ...

Researchers from the EUROfusion consortium announced scientific results from their record-breaking experimental campaign at the Joint European Torus (JET) fusion facility in 2021. These results, ...

Landmark results from EUROfusion scientists and engineers at world-leading Joint European Torus (JET) facility in Oxford, UK Record-breaking 59 megajoules of sustained fusion energy demonstrates ...

The EUROfusion consortium for the realisation of fusion energy has awarded sixteen EUROfusion “Bernard Bigot” Researcher Grants (ERG) to talented post-doctoral researchers across Europe. The ERG ...

Scientists at EPFL’s Swiss Plasma Center and DeepMind have jointly developed a new method for controlling plasma configurations for use in nuclear fusion research. Tokamaks are donut-shaped devices ...

Plasma video snapshots with logos. Credit Tamás Szabolics,EUROfusion / Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics / CEA-IRFM / EPFL-SWISS Plasma Center / United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority Scientists ...

Gyrotrons are fundamental to the operation of fusion energy devices. These high-power microwave systems generate millimetre-wave electromagnetic radiation, which is essential for heating and driving ...

To prepare the JET tokamak for unique experiments with the deuterium-tritium fuel planned for future fusion power plants, EUROfusion ran a dedicated campaign using only tritium. A future fusion power ...

New simulations and experiments at the record-breaking Joint European Torus fusion device JET take another step towards sustainable fusion power to the grid. In the scientific journal Nature ...