Discover the ITER reactor on a tour tailor-made for IMI
As part of the "Energy Transition" thematic quarter, and as part of its policy of scientific animation and training, the IMI Institute and the Fédération Fabri de Peiresc invite you to an organized visit of the construction site of the ITER experimental reactor for thermonuclear fusion, on Monday December 16 from 1pm to 6pm.
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Discovering the ITER project
The visit will begin with an introductory seminar by Dr. R. Pitts, Experiments & Plasma Operation Section Leader, and will be followed by a tour of the site, in particular the Tore assembly hall where parts weighing several hundred tons are assembled with sub-millimeter precision.
An exceptional visit combining science, technology and industry
ITER (Latin for "the way") is certainly the world's most ambitious energy project. In addition to the founding members of ITER (China, Europe, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the USA), 35 countries are involved in building the largest tokamak ever conceived, a machine designed to demonstrate that fusion - the energy of the Sun and stars - can be used as a large-scale, CO2-free energy source to generate electricity. This visit is a unique opportunity to learn about the scientific, technological and industrial challenges that must be met if the project is to succeed.
Mechanics and energy play a central role, and several of our Institute's Research activities are associated with it (modeling and numerical simulation of plasmas, development of diagnostics, superconducting magnets, non-destructive testing, etc.). It's a journey to the heart of matter, and one of the most ambitious scientific and technological human adventures since the conquest of space. This tour is open to members of the 4 laboratories IRPHE, IUSTI, LMA and M2P2, and in particular to their PhD students. Places are limited to 40 people. Travel by bus from the Technopôle.
- You will need valid identification to visit the site.
- Visit in English.
- This event has been awarded the "Semaine de l'Industrie" label by the French Ministry of Industry.
Aerial image of the construction site of the ITER thermonuclear fusion experimental reactor - Credit: Cédric Fages
Inside the construction site of the ITER experimental reactor for thermonuclear fusion - Credit: Eric Serre
