With the satisfaction reflected on her face in this photo, Irene Álvarez Castro received the highest grade for her thesis defence, marking the first doctoral thesis resulting from the collaboration between CIEMAT and the University of Granada (UGR) for the development of IFMIF-DONES. The title of her thesis is “Study and characterization of the neutron dose received by HFTM samples at […]

Within the framework of the project DONES_ConP1, a delegation from DONES, composed of José Aguilar, Iván Podadera, Antonio Moreno, and Pierre Gavouyere-Lasserre, visited the European Spallation Source (ESS) scientific facility in Lund, Sweden, on June 25 and 26. The visit provided an opportunity to share valuable experiences and lessons learned between the two facilities, which will be instrumental […]

The IREMEV (Integrated Radiation Effects Modelling and Experimental Validation) technical meeting, organized in collaboration with IFMIF-DONES, has brought together international experts from the EUROfusion programme to advance knowledge on irradiation effects in fusion materials. This scientific event is taking place from June 25 to 27 at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Granada. […]

Moisés Weber, Deputy Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, took part in the Opportunities Day for Young Researchers in Fusion, held on June 19 at the Faculty of Education of UNED in Madrid (Spain). CDTI, CIEMAT, INEUSTAR, and Induciencia organised the event. The event aimed to connect master’s and PhD students, as well as early-career researchers in the field of fusion, with […]

Aida Padial (Granada, 1988) holds a degree in Business Administration and Foreign Trade. She is part of the Programme Management Office, within the Communications area. One of her main responsibilities is to coordinate and support the organization of conferences, workshops, and meetings that are an essential part of IFMIF-DONES’s institutional presence. These events require meticulous […]

IFMIF-DONES engineer Pablo Araya took part in the 9th International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA 2025), held in Valencia, Spain, from June 9 to 13. This international conference brought together experts from around the world to discuss the latest developments in nuclear instrumentation and measurement methods. Araya’s contribution […]

The IFMIF-DONES España Consortium took part in the 16th International Particle Accelerator Conference (IPAC’25), held in Taipei (Taiwan), one of the most important global events in the field of particle accelerators. Two IFMIF-DONES engineers, Jorge Maestre and María Luque, shared the latest advancements of the Spanish project with the international scientific community. María Luque presented […]

The Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, Ángel Ibarra, participated on June 5–6 in the Future Trends Forum dedicated to fusion energy, under the title “Fusion Forward: Powering a Clean Energy Future”, organized by the Bankinter Innovation Foundation. Over the course of two days, around thirty national and international experts reflected on key topics for […]

The Professional Association of Installation Companies of the Province of Jaén (APEI) held the 2nd Energy Conference of Jaén on June 4 under the theme: “Present and Future of the Rational Use of Energy and the Role of the Professional Installer.” Companies, professionals, and authorities attended the event, which highlighted the key role of installers […]

From June 2 to 6, the city of Granada is hosting the Technical Meeting on Safety in Design, Safety Assessment, and Regulatory Activities to Facilitate the Future Development and Deployment of Fusion Facilities. The event is organized by the Government of Spain through the IFMIF-DONES project, in collaboration with the Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) and […]