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IFMIF-DONES and the Spanish Center of Pulsed Lasers organise ‘Fusion-a2 hacia el futuro’ event

IFMIF-DONES and the Spanish Center of Pulsed Lasers organise ‘Fusion-a2 hacia el futuro’ event

Approximately 50 researchers, scientists, and representatives of public bodies and of the Spanish Industry of Science participated in the event ‘Fusion-a2 hacia el futuro’ organised by the IFMIF-DONES Consortium and the Center of Pulsed Lasers (CLPU) in Salamanca (Spain). The event aimed at analysing the role of these two large facilities in the race towards […]

Andalusian Parliament expresses its support to Granada’s candidacy to build IFMIF-DONES

Andalusian Parliament expresses its support to Granada’s candidacy to build IFMIF-DONES

The Bureau of the Andalusian Parliament adopted an institutional declaration stressing the potential of the province of Granada and its support to the candidacy of the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator in Escúzar. This declaration, which will be read in the next plenary session of the Parliament, describes this infrastructure as the decisive boost that will place […]

Andalusian Association of Civil Engineers visits IFMIF-DONES site in Escúzar

Andalusian Association of Civil Engineers visits IFMIF-DONES site in Escúzar

The IFMIF-DONES Consortium and the Andalusian Association of Civil Engineers have organised a technical visit to the site in Escúzar where IFMIF-DONES is planned to be built. This is the first of a series of technical visits for different professionals to the site where the scientific infrastructure will be built, arranged by the IFMIF-DONES Consortium […]

Accelerating towards fusion: The LIPAc accelerator

Accelerating towards fusion: The LIPAc accelerator

As already mentioned in previous issues, the future IFMIF-DONES facility requires a linear accelerator with very high power and current. To test and validate the technology of these machines, and as part of the IFMIF/EVEDA project, the LIPAc accelerator (Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator) has been installed in Rokkasho (Japan), capable of reaching a power of […]

Technical Director of IFMIF-DONES participates in the ESFRI Open Session to discuss European Green Deal

Technical Director of IFMIF-DONES participates in the ESFRI Open Session to discuss European Green Deal

The European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) celebrated last September 22 its second session to discuss the European Green Deal. This online meeting is part of the 77th ESFRI Plenary. The Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, presented the particle accelerator project within the framework of a talk about the research and development […]

‘Europe is leading the international fusion effort’

‘Europe is leading the international fusion effort’

Tony Donné – EUROfusion Programme Manager Tony Donné has been Programme Manager of the EUROfusion research consortium since June 2014. Trained as a physicist, he obtained his PhD degree at the Free University of Amsterdam in 1985 for work in the field of nuclear physics. He joined fusion research right after obtaining his PhD and […]

IFMIF-DONES at the Applied Nuclear Physics Conference

IFMIF-DONES at the Applied Nuclear Physics Conference

The Applied Nuclear Physics (ANP) Conference 2021 (Prague, September 12-17, 2021) included in its program an online session on ‘Facilities for complementary physics experiments at the IFMIF-DONES fusion neutron source’ presented by Wojciech Królas, researcher at the Institute of Nuclear Physics (IFJ PAN) in Poland, partner in the DONES Preparatory Phase project. Królas described in […]

‘Nothing will ever be the same again for Escúzar’s neighbours after IFMIF-DONES. We are fulfilling our duty by listening and taking them into consideration’

‘Nothing will ever be the same again for Escúzar’s neighbours after IFMIF-DONES. We are fulfilling our duty by listening and taking them into consideration’

Zaida Núñez, Zaida Núñez is corporal in the Spanish Army, holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Labour Relations and Human Resources, and has been involved in the DONES Preparatory Phase from the beginning of the project. Her work in IFMIF-DONES has focused on the evaluation of the perception of Escúzar’s neighbours of the future infrastructure, key […]

The Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium reports the progress of the project to the Government Sub-delegate in Granada

The Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium reports the progress of the project to the Government Sub-delegate in Granada

The Director of the IFMIF-DONES Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, has had a work meeting with the Government Sub-delegate in Granada, Inmaculada López, in which the progress of the project was reported. Also, the roadmap of the Consortium established in June to support and boost Granada’s candidacy as the site for the large scientific infrastructure was presented. […]

‘IFMIF-DONES will be a scientific and technological driving force with high economic impact’

‘IFMIF-DONES will be a scientific and technological driving force with high economic impact’

Rogelio Velasco, Regional Minister for Economy Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Junta de Andalucía Rogelio Velasco is the Regional Minister for Economy Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Junta de Andalucía since 2019. Throughout his career, he has successfully combined his international vocation with a deep knowledge and care for Andalucía. Rogelio […]

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