Paola Batistoni – Head of the Fusion Development Unit of ENEA Paola Batistoni started working in fusion research more than thirty-five years ago at the ENEA Centre in Frascati. Since the beginning, Batistoni has been involved in fusion technology, in particular in fusion neutronics, both on tokamak diagnostics (on FTU, JET, TFTR, ITER) and on […]
Category: Dones Updates
IFMIF-DONES at the Gravite Festival opening
The Technical Director of IFMIF-DONES, Ángel Ibarra, and the Vice-Rector for Research and Knowledge Transfer at the University of Granada, Enrique Herrera, participated in a discussion panel about the project The multidisciplinary Gravite Festival is closely linked to IFMIF-DONES. The particle accelerator has been present in the three editions of this event, celebrated in Granada. […]
Signature of the Consortium Agreement for Spain’s candidacy to build IFMIF-DONES in Granada
The Consortium strengthens Spain’s candidacy to host the international scientific infrastructure The Agreement foresees €1.5 million in funding between 2020 and 2023, covered 50 % by each of the signatories The Spanish Minister of Science and Innovation, Pedro Duque, and the Regional Minister for Economy Transformation, Industry, Knowledge and Universities of the Regional Government of […]
CONICET analyses IFMIF-DONES at its Controlled Nuclear Fusion Conference
Carlos Alejaldre, Director of CIEMAT, and Ángel Ibarra, Technical Director of IFMIF-DONES, participated in the scientific event The National Scientific and Technical Research Council of Argentina (CONICET) and the National Atomic Energy Commission (CNEA) of Argentina celebrated last May 31 and June 1 the Controlled Nuclear Fusion Conference. This international scientific community gathering addressed nuclear […]
Geotechnical study at the IFMIF-DONES site within the DONES PRIME program
Within the framework of the DONES-PRIME program, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), different activities are being carried out to characterize the site of the future IFMIF-DONES. Among these, preliminary topographic and geotechnical studies have been developed of the entire plot and in greater depth, of the part of the plot in which […]
‘Knowledge is the basis to believe in anything, hence Gravite’s commitment to the accelerator’
Jesús Lens, Director of Gravite Festival Jesús Lens is communicator, cultural manager and Codirector of multicultural festivals Gravite and Granada Noir. Having worked in the legal sector and corporate communication, Jesús Lens currently works independently, writing columns in the IDEAL local newspaper since 1997 and as a regular collaborator to different media. Jesús Lens has […]
IFMIF-DONES generates high-quality employment in Granada
The Coordinator of the Technical Office of IFMIF-DONES at the University of Granada participates in the First International Employment Fair in Granada The activities related to the commissioning of IFMIF-DONES are generating employment opportunities in the province of Granada. The preparatory and design phase of the particle accelerator that Spain aspires to build has already […]
DONES-PreP gathers over 100 companies to explore business opportunities related to IFMIF-DONES
The preparatory activities for the commissioning of the accelerator will generate over €26 million in contracts for science industry in the next 3 years The construction of the first liquid metal and radiofrequency laboratories, the DONES-UGR Research Centre, the design of prototypes for the operation of the particle accelerator and the electric supply connections for […]
DONES-PreP meets students from Ave María high schools in Granada to inform about IFMIF-DONES
Antonio Peña, Doctor in Physics and Professor at the University of Granada, meets secondary school students to talk about the energy issues and the importance of the particle accelerator in the race towards nuclear fusion Why do planets move? How do microwaves heat food? Why can we see things? These were some of the warmup […]
New call for a preliminary consultation to hire the preparation of a cost-benefit analysis for IFMIF-DONES
Deadline for applications on June 11 The University of Granada has launched a call for a preliminary market consultation to hire the preparation of a cost-benefit analysis for IFMIF-DONES. The aim of this consultation is to obtain information from different economic actors to define accurately what is needed to prepare and publish a public procurement […]
