Category: Dones Updates

IFMIF-DONES promotes young talent in fusion and accelerators

IFMIF-DONES promotes young talent in fusion and accelerators

IFMIF-DONES took part in the 4th edition of the event “Opportunities for Young Researchers in Fusion and Accelerators”, organized by CIEMAT in collaboration with CDTI, INEUSTAR and Induciencia, and held in Madrid on 18 June. The event brought together representatives from institutions, major scientific infrastructures and companies in the sector, with the aim of presenting […]

IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and ALBA Synchrotron strengthen their strategic collaboration

IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and ALBA Synchrotron strengthen their strategic collaboration

The IFMIF-DONES España Consortium and the ALBA Synchrotron have sealed a strategic alliance to strengthen collaboration between two of Spain’s leading large-scale scientific infrastructures. This agreement establishes a stable framework for cooperation aimed at boosting innovation, advanced engineering, and knowledge transfer in high-impact technological fields. The protocol was formalised by the Director of IFMIF-DONES Spain, […]

IFMIF-DONES, protagonist at the meeting of the Motril Chamber of Commerce Club before 300 businessmen

IFMIF-DONES, protagonist at the meeting of the Motril Chamber of Commerce Club before 300 businessmen

Moisés Weber, Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, spoke on 3 July at the Motril Chamber Club Meeting, which brought together 300 business leaders. The President of the Motril Chamber of Commerce, Julio Rodríguez Martín-Feriche, thanked Weber for his participation and highlighted the industrial boost that the particle accelerator will bring to the province’s economy. […]

Visit of the Spanish Government Delegate in Andalusia

Visit of the Spanish Government Delegate in Andalusia

The Spanish Government Delegate in Andalusia, Pedro Fernández, visited today the IFMIF-DONES facilities in Escúzar (Granada), where he held his first meeting with the project’s new interim director, Moisés Weber. Following the meeting, he announced that “one of the most significant milestones achieved in recent weeks has been the granting of the municipal building permit […]

The third Procurement Arrangement (PA) of the DONES Programme signed for the construction of the Test Cell

The third Procurement Arrangement (PA) of the DONES Programme signed for the construction of the Test Cell

Last Friday, 26 June, the third Procurement Arrangement (PA) of the DONES Programme was signed, corresponding to the Test Cell, one of the most relevant systems of the future IFMIF-DONES facility. The agreement was signed by Moisés Weber, Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, and witnessed by Philippe Cara, DONES Programme Manager, thus formally marking […]

High schools and a reading club visit our facilities

High schools and a reading club visit our facilities

New groups have continued visiting our facilities in Escúzar. In recent weeks, we have welcomed students from IES Padre Manjón and IES Trevenque, both based in Granada. We also hosted a session of the reading club “Science Tells Its Story”. Through initiatives like these, we aim to bring the work carried out at our Escúzar […]

DONES Xcitech School 2026 successfully concludes

DONES Xcitech School 2026 successfully concludes

The 4th DONES Xcitech School, organised by IFMIF-DONES and the University of Granada, with the collaboration of the Industry Office, has successfully concluded. From June 8 to 12, more than 70 participants, experts, and speakers from countries including Spain, Croatia, the United States, Ireland, France, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Germany, Poland, and Morocco gathered at […]

Escúzar Town Council grants building permit for IFMIF-DONES, paving the way for construction to begin this summer

Escúzar Town Council grants building permit for IFMIF-DONES, paving the way for construction to begin this summer

On June 16, the Escúzar Town Council granted the building permit to the IFMIF-DONES Spain Consortium, marking a key milestone that will enable construction work on the international scientific infrastructure to begin this summer at its designated site. This authorization represents a decisive step forward for the IFMIF-DONES project, the result of intensive joint efforts […]

Málaga and Cádiz host presentations on IFMIF-DONES industrial opportunities

Málaga and Cádiz host presentations on IFMIF-DONES industrial opportunities

The Industry Office has organised the session “IFMIF-DONES: innovation and European opportunities for Andalusian industry” in Málaga and Cádiz, in collaboration with CDTI, the Andalusian Council of Chambers of Commerce, the local Chambers of Commerce, and the Andalusian European Information Network. Both events aimed to bring the business community closer to the opportunities for business […]

IFMIF-DONES and CSN strengthen the regulatory and licensing framework guiding the future of the fusion energy

IFMIF-DONES and CSN strengthen the regulatory and licensing framework guiding the future of the fusion energy

The Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) has held in Granada a new session of its liaison committee with representatives of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, the scientific infrastructure currently under development in the municipality of Escúzar (Granada) for the research and validation of materials for future nuclear fusion reactors. This meeting is part of the regular monitoring […]

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