The 30th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference was held in Chengdu, China from October 13 to October 19. The LPP-ERM/KMS team contributed to the conference with three poster presentations focusing on ICRH and fast-ion physics in leading fusion facilities worldwide, including JET, JT-60SA, and Wendelstein 7-X.
The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) is all about sharing the latest scientific and technical findings in the field of fusion energy research, development, and demonstration. They do this by hosting a series of Fusion Energy Conferences. The 30th IAEA Fusion Energy Conference (FEC 2025) was a global forum for sharing scientific and technical results in fusion energy research and development. It included experiments and theory for magnetic, inertial, and innovative confinement concepts, fusion technology and materials, and potential pathways to fusion energy.
Actually, we’ve got almost 150 experimental fusion devices (and testing facilities) around the world. Some are up and running, some are under construction, and some are still in the planning stages. Recent scientific and technical advances, along with the private sector’s dynamism, and the pressing concerns of climate change and energy security, have shifted the focus to addressing the remaining challenges.
During this conference, ITER and EUROfusion (the consortium that includes LPP-ERM/KMS) signed an agreement to work together in the future.
EUROfusion Programme Manager Gianfranco Federici and ITER Director-General Pietro Barabaschi sign the cooperation agreement at the IAEA Fusion Energy Conference in Chengdu, People’s Republic of China. Credit: ITER Organisation.