FPN21-29

IAEA 28th Fusion Energy Conference

May 3, 2021

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) will host its 28th biannual conference May 10-15. Originally scheduled for last October in Nice, the conference was postponed until May this year in hopes it could be held in-person. It is now going be held in "virtual" format. Usually the conference attendance is restricted to persons approved by their various governments. However the virtual format is allowing for a greater participation is open to all interested persons by registering at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/KF9BHSY

Scientific presentations at the conference will focus on:

ITER progress towards the preparation of its future fusion operations;
new devices and updated facilities coming into operation, which are capable of long pulse operation of high-performance plasmas - a major milestone to be achieved in the preparation of ITER and the future experiments focusing on using fusion to generate electricity;
developments in the design of irradiation facilities dedicated to validating materials to be used in fusion devices.

The full FEC2020 scientific programme is here.