The second DONES Steering Committee, the highest governing body of the DONES Fusion Programme, has met in Granada on 26th October to review the progress of the programme, in particular the results of the panel of independent experts that analysed the current state of the DONES baseline. The preliminary review report of the experts panel […]
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Representatives of the prestigious Japanese institute QST visit Escúzar
A delegation from the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST), including Atsushi Kasugai, has visited the site where the particle accelerator will be built in Citai (Escúzar, Granada). The Deputy Director, Moisés Weber, and other members of the IFMIF-DONES team accompanied the Japanese colleagues during the tour. This visit occurred during […]
The international community dedicated to fusion energy holds one of its most important world congresses in Granada
More than half a thousand scientists from 35 countries took part in the ICFRM-21 (International Conference on Fusion Reactor Materials), which was held at the Palacio de Congresos de Granada from Sunday to Friday. The opening ceremony of the ICFRM-21 was held on Monday 23rd. It was attended by Angel Ibarra and María José Caturla, […]
A hundred scientists and technicians from 17 countries will participate in the ‘Second DONES Users Workshop’
On 19th and 20th October, the Granada Science Park will host the ‘Second DONES Users Workshop’, attended by a hundred scientists and technicians from 17 countries. The main objective of the scientific meeting of the “DONES Users”, which aims to be repeated on an annual basis, is to ensure that the IFMIF-DONES scientific infrastructure can […]
IFMIF-DONES participates in the Hadron Beams Workshop
Last week, CERN hosted the presentation of the IFMIF-DONES facility and its diagnostic systems during the Hadron Beams Workshop. This biennial symposium brought together experts from the world’s foremost particle accelerators and high-power targets: CERN, Fermilab, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, FRIB, Los Alamos, KEK, J-PARC, ESS, RAL, PSI, CSNS and LIPAc, among others. Claudio Torregrosa, […]
Pedro Sánchez stresses the “tremendous impact” that the particle accelerator will have
The acting Prime Minister of Spain, Pedro Sánchez, has highlighted the opportunity for Spain and Andalusia that Granada will host the IFMIF-DONES particle accelerator, due to the social and economic impact that this facility, unique at international level and key to the development of clean energy, will have. The construction of IFMIF-DONES is one of […]
‘DONES Baseline Review’ boosts project internationalisation
The DONES Baseline Review, which consisted of a detailed analysis of the design status of the project by a panel of renowned experts from outside the project, took place in Granada on 2-3 October. The outcome was successful, and they recommended the implementation of the international Programme Team, this outcome will be presented at the […]
Interview with Almudena Díez, Head of Requirements Management
Almudena Díez (Madrid, 1964) has a degree in Physics. She has 30 years of experience as a project manager, analyst and consultant in engineering companies and software products. Since 2018, she has been part of the DONES Project Integration team as the leader of the definition and implementation of the Requirements Management process. QUESTION (Q). […]
Research Infrastructures demand a better territorial distribution in Europe
The Declaration of the Spanish Presidency of Tenerife on 25 and 26 September, promoted by the Ministry of Science and Innovation and endorsed by 14 countries, calls for promoting a better-distributed ecosystem of European Research Infrastructures. The document was presented during the celebration of the High Level International Conference on Global Dimension and Sustainability of […]
Successful participation in The Researchers’ Night
Many people attended the conferences organised at the IFMIF-DONES stand during The Researchers’ Night, held on 29 September at the Paseo del Salón in Granada. Throughout the day, several people from our team developing their studies around the particle accelerator gave talks to those who attended this annual scientific dissemination event in Europe.
