EUROfusion

31/08/2026

Scientists are building virtual models of fusion power plants before the real ones even exist 🔮

A new report looks at five years of progress on "digital twins" for fusion – detailed simulations that combine how the plasma behaves, how it interacts with the reactor walls, and how the whole machine responds. The goal is to test and refine designs on a computer before committing to expensive, real-world builds.

Researchers have made strong progress modelling the core of the plasma. The trickier part, the region near the reactor walls, is still a work in progress.

Read more: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/how-digital-twins-could-boost-fusion-research/

26/08/2026

Research into one of the most advanced energy sources on Earth is now helping... a potato company 🥔

Scientists at Ghent University study fusion reactors using a method called Bayesian inference, which helps make sense of limited, uncertain sensor data. Two Belgian companies borrowed that same idea and used it to help Ecofrost, a frozen fried potato factory, spot problems like leaking water taps or wasted energy – without needing sensors on every single machine.

The payoff: real savings on water and electricity.

Read more https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/how-nuclear-fusion-is-helping-frozen-food-processing/

24/08/2026

Preparations for the next experimental campaign are gaining momentum. ⚛️

At the 3rd JT-60SA Experiment Team Workshop at QST Naka, around 50 European and Japanese experts came together to advance the tools, software and experimental preparations needed for the next operational phase.

The workshop brought together 20 European participants from EUROfusion laboratories, universities and Fusion for Energy, strengthening the close collaboration between European and Japanese teams.

“It is very rewarding to see European and Japanese colleagues working together as one team,” said Yevgen Kazakov, EU Experiment Leader.

The next workshop is planned for 5–9 October 2026.

Read more: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/jt-60sa-experiment-team-and-eurofusion-researchers-advance-preparations-for-the-next-campaign/

10/08/2026

Fusion innovation with business potential: our portfolio has a lot to offer you ✨

The European Fusion Technology Marketplace showcases solutions developed in projects like ITER and with possible applications across many industries.

High-precision robots, specialised software, new materials, advanced manufacturing processes, power supplies, and much more — there’s a wide range of technologies and know-how made in Europe and ready for new markets.

The portal, managed by Fusion For Energyand EUROfusion, aims to make these technologies accessible and commercially viable for industry.

Curious? Browse the Marketplace and discover solutions that could transform your business.

🚀 https://fusion-technology-transfer.europa.eu/

Fusion innovation with business potential: our portfolio has a lot to offer you ✨

The European Fusion Technology Marketplace showcases solutions developed in projects like ITER and with possible applications across many industries.

High-precision robots, specialised software, new materials, advanced manufacturing processes, power supplies, and much more — there’s a wide range of technologies and know-how made in Europe and ready for new markets.

The portal, managed by Fusion For Energy and EUROfusion, aims to make these technologies accessible and commercially viable for industry.

Curious? Browse the Marketplace and discover solutions that could transform your business.

🚀 https://fusion-technology-transfer.europa.eu/

05/08/2026

JET set a new fusion energy record of 69 MJ in tritium-rich hybrid plasmas, the highest ever produced by a fusion device.
This final programme drew on close to 400 scientists and engineers from institutions across Europe and international partners, coordinated through the WPTE.

Europe's flagship tokamak closes four decades of operation with its third and final deuterium-tritium campaign, delivering results that will underpin ITER and the first fusion power plants.

Read more: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/jets-final-fusion-campaigns-set-a-new-energy-record-and-hand-iter-a-legacy-of-irreplaceable-data/

24/07/2026

Integrated modelling took centre stage at Culham this June ⚛️🖥️

From 15 to 19 June 2026, around 25 members of the EUROfusion TSVV-H team met at the Culham Campus, hosted by , to review progress and advance the European integrated modelling framework.

The meeting focused on surrogate model coupling, large-scale validation, pedestal model integration and code benchmarks. New users also received hands-on training on the High-Fidelity Plasma Simulator from experienced developers and expert mentors.

Participants included the UKAEA core team developers, ITER Organization, Google DeepMind and Ignition Computing, alongside scientists from EUROfusion institutes.

🔗 Read the full story: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/successful-2026-eurofusion-integrated-modelling-in-person-team-meeting-at-culham/

08/07/2026

How do you repair a nuclear fusion reactor when it's too radioactive for anyone to step inside? You use robots.

A new robotics centre has just opened in Odense, Denmark, where engineers will design and test the technology needed to remotely handle some of a fusion reactor's heaviest components.

The centre will soon be home to the world's strongest robotic arm, purpose-built to crack this challenge ahead of future commercial fusion power plants.
Tap the link to read the full story:

https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/new-facility-in-denmark-will-let-engineers-test-robots-in-handling-key-fusion-components/

01/07/2026

From 1 July, EUROfusion is leading EIROforum, a group that brings together some of Europe's most well-known scientific organisations to tackle shared challenges in research.

Over the next year, we'll be steering conversations on topics that affect all of us – including how AI is changing the way science is done.

Want to know more about what we have planned? Read the full story:
https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/eurofusion-steps-up-to-lead-europes-biggest-science-conversation/

18/06/2026

Europe advances stellarator fusion research with the launch of Project WISER 🔬🇪🇺
Spain has just launched Project WISER (WInd-tunnel for a StEllarator Reactor), a new fusion initiative supported by a public-private investment of approximately €500 million.

The project includes both the construction of the WISER stellarator and the development of enabling technologies needed for future fusion reactors. Building on decades of European stellarator research, including Germany’s Wendelstein 7-X and Spain’s TJ-II, WISER represents a further step in strengthening Europe’s leadership in optimized stellarator research and future reactor development.

Read more: https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/europe-advances-stellarator-fusion-research-with-the-launch-of-project-wiser/

17/06/2026

The DivVUV spectrometer has arrived at the JT-60SA tokamak site in Naka, Japan.
This new diagnostic system will help researchers look at the divertor — the area where plasma interacts with the surrounding structures. By tracking light emitted by impurities such as carbon and oxygen, and seeded gases such as neon and argon, the system will support studies on power exhaust and plasma detachment.
The instrument is the result of a multi-year collaboration between EUROfusion members in Germany, Romania, Poland and Italy, with final assembly and testing completed at ENEA Frascati.

https://euro-fusion.org/eurofusion-news/a-divertor-spectroscopic-imaging-diagnostic-of-the-plasma-emission-being-installed-in-jt-60sa/

Installation is now underway, with first plasma light expected during JT-60SA operation phase 2.