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ENEA - Fusion division
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Fusion in Italy
Italy is strongly involved in the physics and technology of fusion research, not only in Europe but also internationally. The activities are carried out by the ENEA-EURATOM Association (see in the logo) which, in addition to EURATOM and ENEA-Fusion Dept., includes
Nuclear
Fusion in Italy
- The
CNR Institute
of Plasma Physics (Milan).
- The RFX Consortium (CNR Padua), home of the
"reversed field pinch" experimental machine.
- Universities, such as Turin Polytechnic, University of Catania – DIEES and the Rome Tor Vergata University.
- The university consortium of CREATE (Consortium for Energy Research and Technological Applications of Electromagnetism).
The activities are carried out in collaboration with a large number of Italian and foreign universities, research institutes and laboratories and concern:
- research in Italy at the FTU and RFX machines;
- research at the Joint European Torus (JET), currently the largest tokomak in the world;
- design of the IGNITOR machine.
spot
on "FTU control room" during experiments
Italy is also strongly involved in the ITER design and R&D.
Numerous Italian industries are working in parallel with the research institutes to produce the components and facilities and to develop the technologies required for the construction of the fusion reactor.
The activities carried out in Italy fit perfectly in the European scenario. Indeed, Italy can boast substantial contributions to the overall efforts in physics and technologies, in terms of both quality and quantity.
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