Matyas Aradi – Fusion Group

PRACE Advanced Training Centres’ (PATC) courses and events

March 4, 2022March 4, 2022

The PRACE (the Partnership for Advanced Computing) is a cooperation between supercomputing centres in Europe, with the membership of

The PRACE organises educational and training events targeting both the scientific and industrial communities, with the cooperation of further institutes. Our research centre is one of the PRACE Advanced Training Centres (PATC), which offers and coordinates training and educational activities.

FuseNet 8-bit PhD Event

December 3, 2021

FuseNet’s annual PhD Event took place remotely in the gather.town this year, on 20 and 21 November 2021 with more than 90 participants.

14th Carolus Magnus Summer School

September 23, 2021

Carolus Magnus Summer School

The 14^th Carolus Magnus Summer School on Plasma and Fusion Energy Physics (CMSS) takes place this year between 20 September and 1 October. The event is held online and has attracted 90 participants from around 25 countries.

Attending to CMSS has a long tradition in our group. Our group leader Mervi Mantsinen was one of the participants in the 1^st CMSS in Vaals, The Netherlands back in 1993 while our group member Dani Gallart with our ex-group member Allah Rakha participated in its previous 13^th edition in Weert, The Netherlands, in 2018. To follow the tradition, our two PhD students, i.e. Tomás Bensadón and Mátyás Aradi, attend the summer school this year.

Farewell to COMPASS

August 30, 2021

After 12 years and more than 21 thousand discharges, the COMPASS tokamak finished its operation in Prague, on 20th August 2021.

Our group at the FuseNet PhD Event 2020 – the Virtualternative

November 26, 2020November 27, 2020

FuseNet PhD Event - The Virtualternative

The Fusenet PhD Event is an annual conference for PhD student in nuclear fusion in Europe, organised by Fusenet. In the recent year was held online on 23 and 24 November, due to the pandemic situation. The event is dedicated to European doctorate students in nuclear fusion to provide an opportunity to share and discuss their work. From our group, PhD student Mátyás Aradi and Tomas Bensadon participated in the event.

Overview on MAST Upgrade’s first plasma shot

November 5, 2020November 5, 2020

The MAST-Upgrade tokamak commenced operation with its first plasma at Culham Centre for Fusion Energy, the United Kingdom on 29 October 2020. As a result of the seven-year upgrade programme for the Mega Ampere Spherical Tokamak (MAST), essentially a complete new fusion device was built with a stronger magnetic field and higher heating power.

Prof. Ian Chapman, the chief executive of the UK Atomic Energy Authority said: “MAST Upgrade will take us closer to delivering sustainable, clean fusion energy. This experiment will break new ground and test technology that has never been tried before. It will be a vital testing facility on our journey to delivering the STEP fusion power plant.”