IFMIF-DONES Programme organised a Workshop on Accelerator Support Components (ASA), bringing together experts from the DONES Programme and Fusion for Energy, including both internal and external collaborators. The workshop, held on 15 September at CITAI (Escúzar, Spain), aimed to review the status and maturity of accelerator support component design, analyse interfaces with the accelerator, plant, […]

IFMIF-DONES participated in ISLA-9, one of the main international meetings on liquid metal applications in fusion. Our colleague Jesús Fernández Reche attended the ninth edition of the symposium, held from 14 to 18 September 2026 in Eindhoven (The Netherlands), which brought together scientists and engineers from around the world to discuss the latest advances and technological […]

IFMIF-DONES participated in the Technical Advisory Committee (TAC) of the European Spallation Source, with our colleague Celia Carvajal, Control Systems Engineering Section Leader, serving as a member of the Integrated Control System sub-committee (cTAC). Her attendance contributed to technical analysis and advisory work on control systems and integration. During the meeting, held in Lund (Sweden) […]

IFMIF-DONES was represented at the 18th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering 2026 (ECEE2026), one of the leading international conferences in the field of earthquake engineering. The congress, attended by Mario Ruiz, a researcher involved in the seismic strategy of the facility, provided an excellent opportunity to present ongoing research work, exchange knowledge with experts from […]

The construction of the IFMIF-DONES infrastructure has reached a new milestone with the start this week of preparatory works for the construction of the Main Building, the future facility that will house the accelerator and the installation’s principal scientific and technological systems. This development follows the signing, last August, of the fourth Procurement Arrangement (PA) […]

IFMIF-DONES has strengthened its position within the international Big Science landscape through its participation in LINAC2026, the world’s leading conference on linear accelerators. Held biennially, its 33rd edition took place last August in Daejeon (South Korea). The esDONES delegation included Manuel Jesús Gutiérrez, member of the conference editorial team; Rubén Lorenzo, who presented a poster […]

The Seville Chamber of Commerce will host a conference on 24 September focused on the opportunities that the IFMIF-DONES project offers to major Andalusian industry. The event, organised by the Industry Office, the Spanish Space Agency, and the Chambers of Commerce of Seville and Granada, will bring together institutional representatives, experts and companies interested in participating […]

More than 200 people, including residents of Escúzar and visitors from other towns, took part on August 12 in the science outreach event organised by IFMIF-DONES and the Escúzar Town Council to mark the solar eclipse. Held entirely at La Cruz Mocha in the town of Granada, the event combined science outreach and astronomical observation […]

Last Friday, the fourth Procurement Arrangement (PA) of the DONES Programme was signed, covering the buildings that will host the IFMIF-DONES facility. This agreement represents the largest contribution committed to the Programme to date and marks a major milestone in the development of the future research infrastructure. The agreement was signed by Moisés Weber, Director […]

   The OPTIMA-DONES project marks a major step forward in the application of innovation to large-scale scientific infrastructures through the development of a digital twin for the future IFMIF-DONES accelerator. This initiative will help ensure the safe, efficient, and proactive operation of its critical systems, positioning the facility as an international benchmark in intelligent maintenance. OPTIMA-DONES […]