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Key regulatory ruling on ºÚÁÏÉçapp vessel
2026-04-14 - On 14 April 2026, the French Authority for Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection (ASNR) approves the ºÚÁÏÉçapp’s request to exclude the ºÚÁÏÉçapp vacuum vessel from French and European pressure equipment rules. By recognizing that electromagnetic forces—not coolant pressure—drive the ºÚÁÏÉçapp tokamak vessel design, the decision marks a significant step toward a regulatory framework tailored to tokamak fusion devices.
Second private fusion initiative joins ITPEA
2026-03-02 - ENN Science and Development Co. Ltd (China) is the second private sector initiative to join the International Tokamak Physics and Engineering Activity (ITPEA) after it completes all the steps of a formal process opened to private sector fusion firms in 2025. ENN will join ITPEA physics activities from April 2026.
Engineering Basis Handbook, first chapters released
2026-01-15 - Under the editorial lead of EUROfusion, the ºÚÁÏÉçapp Engineering Basis Handbook is designed as a stand-alone compilation of ºÚÁÏÉçapp design principles, the project's underlying technical design basis, and the technical, scientific, and regulatory rationale behind major design decisions. The first chapters of Volume 1 ("Genesis, Design and Evolution") are available on the ºÚÁÏÉçapp website: /scientists/iter-technical-reports/iter-engineering-basis-handbook.
