From 28 to 30 January, our group leader Mervi Mantsinen attended the 32nd European Fusion Programme Workshop in Granada, Spain. More than a hundred experts in fusion physics and technology took part and shared their progress and visions within the European Fusion Programme.
This year’s theme was “Nuclear Engineering and Physics for Fusion Power Plants”, and key topics included “Materials Testing”, “Fuel Cycle and Shelter”, “Fusion Reactor Life Cycle and Safety” and “Towards Fusion Power Plants”. Participants also had the opportunity to visit the University of Granada-DONES Research Centre in Escúzar, Granada.
The workshop started with a welcome and presentations by the Director of the IFMIF-DONES España Consortium, Angel Ibarra Sanchez, and the DONES Programme Manager, Philippe Cara from Fusion for Energy. Other expert speakers came from EUROfusion, ITER, Fusion for Energy, European Commission, CEA, CIEMAT, ENEA, KIT, SCK CEN and UKAEA.
The newly appointed EUROfusion Programme Manager, Gianfranco Federici, also attended the workshop. In the video below which marks the occasion, he shares his views and future visions.