ITER will be hosting a first-ever workshop to engage with private sector fusion initiatives

ITER welcomes you to an inaugural private-public fusion workshop, which will be hosted at the ITER site in Cadarache, France, on 27-29 May 2024. The outcomes of this workshop will help to establish priorities and formulate plans for how ITER will engage with private sector fusion companies going forward.

More info and registration can be found here!

The first two days of the workshop will be a formal program, featuring presentations with a practical focus. Private sector companies presenting will be asked to focus on three questions:

1. What fusion breakthroughs have you achieved, and how (including at what scale)? 
2. What challenges remain to be overcome in order to bring your fusion approach to fruition? 
3. How can ITER help? 

The third day of the workshop will be less formal: ITER’s experts, covering a broad range of fusion disciplines, will open their doors and their agendas for interviews and discussions on topics of the workshop participants’ choice. 

The program will be punctuated by visits to the ITER worksite: not only the main features such as the Assembly Hall and Tokamak Pit, but also—for those seeking a more specialized focus—the cryogenics plant, the reactive power compensation system, the magnet conversion buildings, the workshops with ongoing repairs, and other areas in which ITER guides and experts will explain the project’s innovations to date, lessons learned, and ongoing challenges.