Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, will take part next Thursday in the closing session of the 18th European Congress on Advanced Materials and Processes – FEMS EUROMAT 2025, held in Granada (Spain) from September 14–18, 2025. This is the largest European event dedicated to materials science and technology. This edition is organised […]

Rafael Esteban (Granada, 1975) holds a Master’s degree in Integrated Management Systems and is a PhD candidate in Civil Engineering at the University of Granada. He joined the project in November 2020 at the University of Granada, where he carried out economic-financial and administrative management tasks during the preparatory phase of IFMIF-DONES. Since February 20, […]

Ángel Ibarra, Director of the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, and Luis Monasterio, Senior Materials Scientist at IFMIF-DONES, attended the first Technical Meeting organised by the IAEA on tritium breeding blankets. The conference, held from September 1 to 5 in Vienna (Austria), focused on the exchange of technical knowledge, discussions on nuclear qualification procedures, and the sharing […]

“Estela” is making significant progress in its bid for a nomination at the 2026 Goya Awards. This animated short film, produced by Rokyn Animation and Grupo ADM, and directed and written by Manuel Sicilia, is supported by IFMIF-DONES in collaboration with the University of Granada, Granada City Council, Granada Provincial Council, Granada Chamber of Commerce, […]

The Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) held a liaison committee meeting with representatives of the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility – DEMO Oriented Neutron Source (IFMIF-DONES) project. This initiative aims to become a unique scientific infrastructure worldwide, designed to test materials for future fusion reactors, contributing to the safe development of fusion energy.During the meeting, participants reviewed the progress […]

The Governing Council of the Andalusian Government has authorised the advance payment of an exceptional grant amounting to €99.87 million to finance the foundations and construction of the primary structures of the building that will house the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator in Escúzar (Granada). This funding, drawn from the Andalusia ERDF Program 2021–2027, will be transferred […]

The European Commission, through Fusion for Energy (F4E), has approved an investment of €202 million for the construction and commissioning of the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator located in Escúzar (Granada, Spain). This represents approximately 25% of the total cost of the project. IFMIF-DONES is part of the European roadmap for developing fusion energy, a new model of clean and virtually unlimited energy—similar to the energy produced […]

“Leading society toward a sustainable future” was the theme of the 38th National Conference on Chemical Engineering, organised by the University of Granada from July 9 to 11. José Aguilar, PMO Leader at IFMIF-DONES, took part in the roundtable discussion “Energy and the Future: Chemical Engineering in the Energy Economy.”The event brought together professionals, academics, […]

“Isotope Production in DONES: Exhaustive analysis of different isotopes and preliminary design of their industrial production” is the title of the thesis defended on July 7 by Elena López Melero. The work, supervised by A. Javier Praena Rodríguez (University of Granada) and Eduardo Romero Sanz (CIEMAT), received the highest distinction from the examination board. The […]

Moisés Weber, Deputy Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, took part today in the summer course “Transforming Energy: Modular/Advanced Reactors and the Path Toward Nuclear Fusion”, held at the Menéndez Pelayo International University and promoted by the ENSA Chair of Advanced Technologies.The current global situation has accelerated the search for clean and sustainable energy solutions, […]