A message from Westinghouse Electric Company Parts Business

Future-Ready Motor Generator Set Control Power Cabinets

ITER reaches major construction milestone

June 3, 2020, 3:58PMNuclear News

The 1,250-ton cryostat base is positioned over the ITER tokamak pit for installation. The base is the heaviest lift of the tokamak assembly. Photo: ITER

ITER, the world’s largest international scientific collaboration, is beginning the assembly of the fusion reactor tokamak that will include 12 essential hardware systems provided by US ITER, which is managed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory. The first major machine element to be installed is the 1,250-ton base of the cryostat, which was placed into the tokamak assembly pit on May 26. ITER is located in southeastern France.

To continue reading, log in or create a free account!

ORNL completes challenging molten salt property measurements

May 19, 2026, 9:30AMNuclear News

Oak Ridge National Laboratory announced the completion of a set of experiments measuring the viscosity and thermal conductivity of several uranium-bearing molten salts, filling in gaps that...

JT-60SA upgraded and ready for restart

May 15, 2026, 12:11PMNuclear News

The project team for the world’s largest operational tokamak, JT-60SA, has announced that it is getting ready to resume operations. The machine has been undergoing upgrades since 2024, with...

ITER vacuum vessel exempted from fission-based regulation

April 23, 2026, 7:29AMNuclear News

The French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) has published a decision on how it will be regulating ITER, opting to approve the organization’s request to exclude...

Mark your calendar for the 2026 ANS Annual Conference

April 20, 2026, 12:09PMANS News

The American Nuclear Society’s 2026 Annual Conference is coming up fast. From May 31 to June 3, leaders from across the nuclear industry will gather in Denver, Colo., to discuss the state of...

Generative model explores tungsten microstructure under fusion conditions

April 20, 2026, 7:19AMNuclear News

Researchers have developed a model to generate images that serve as synthetic data close-ups of tungsten surfaces under fusion reactor conditions.Tungsten is a top-choice material for...

New X-ray imaging for ITER-supporting tokamaks

April 8, 2026, 4:06PMNuclear News

As researchers continue to seek ways to better understand the plasma inside fusion machines to fully harness fusion energy, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory is leading a project to provide...

GAIN vouchers go to Constellation, Nano Nuclear, and NuCube

April 8, 2026, 9:25AMNuclear News

The Department of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear (GAIN) has recently awarded three second-round fiscal year 2026 vouchers to support the development of advanced...

ANS hosts webinar on criticality safety standards

March 31, 2026, 7:08AMANS News

The American Nuclear Society’s Risk-informed, Performance-based Principles and Policy Committee (RP3C) held another presentation in its monthly Community of Practice (CoP) series last month....

ORNL–General Atomics partnership on ceramic matrix composites

March 2, 2026, 3:06PMNuclear News

A memorandum of understanding has been signed by Oak Ridge National Laboratory and General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) with the objective of working together on advanced ceramic...

From SPARC to ARC: CFS prepares for a first-of-a-kind fusion plant

February 27, 2026, 3:00PMNuclear News

Commonwealth Fusion Systems makes no small plans. The company wants to build a 400-MWe magnetic confinement fusion power plant called ARC near Richmond, Va., and begin operating it in the...

ITER reaches major construction milestone

Related Articles