Michel Claessens
@M_Claessens
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Scientist and/or journalist • Former ITER spokesperson • Author "ITER, The Giant Fusion Reactor" https://t.co/gNsnzYpmpi • Dad x6; husband x1 • #SciComm #ITER
Vinon-sur-Verdon and Brussels
Joined July 2009
Formal sign off agreed on Swiss participation in EU research programmes: https://t.co/x5gSbYSF3f
#EuropeanUnion @EU_Commission
chemistryworld.com
Switzerland is once more officially part of Horizon Europe, Digital Europe and Euratom research and training programmes
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Avez-vous vu les propos de @cestrosi au sujet de la remise en liberté de @NicolasSarkozy. C’est quand m��me scandaleux qu’un élu parle d’une « injustice » à propos d’une décision de la justice ! #Sarkozy #Darmanin
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I was happy to visit the #ITER site today and see the rapid progress of the tokamak assembly. This project is unique in the world and really breathtaking. Achieving fusion energy would be a great news for mankind @iterorg @CLICADARACHE
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Pietro Barabaschi (#ITER's director-general) gave a great talk at the 30th #IAEA Fusion Energy Conference. First time I hear an ITER top manager addressing so openly the issues and challenges #fusionenergy @iterorg
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Congrats @MikeFinkel for this excellent article on the #ITER fusion project, with amazing pictures. "Building a giant fusion machine is both a sprint and a marathon, with surprises around every corner," says Pietro Barabaschi: #fusionenergy
https://t.co/jHeU8m5rhN via @NatGeo
nationalgeographic.com
The race is on to harness the near-infinite power of nuclear fusion—by building a star on Earth. And scientists are closer than you might think.
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#ITER has recently decided to change the reactor's first wall material from beryllium (Be) to tungsten (W). This study shows that W behaves differently as compared to Be during normal operations as well as during current disruptions https://t.co/kPe3dgKW2C via @ioppublishing
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The sixth module of ITER's central solenoid has arrived from the US at Cadarache in #Provence. This huge magnet (17 m tall and 4 m wide) weighing 1000 tonnes is a key component of the "magnetic cage" that will imprison ITER's plasma #fusionenergy #ITER
iter.org
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Harnessing fusion energy for electricity is possible in the next decade, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg Television #fusionenergy @doescience
bloomberg.com
Harnessing fusion energy for electricity is possible in the next decade, US Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Bloomberg Television.
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We attended today the “ITER safety day”. @CLICADARACHE is an independent association that aims to inform the public about the three #nuclear projects in #Provence (ITER, CEA and Gammaster) #ITER @CEACadarache @iterorg
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In the next budget 2028-2032, the EU plans to set aside almost €4 billion to cover its contribution to ITER, the international project trying to turn fusion into a viable energy source #fusionenergy @EU_Commission #EnergyTransition @scibus
sciencebusiness.net
The European Commission has put forward a €9.8 billion budget proposal for the EU’s next nuclear research programme, Euratom, fuelling’s Europe’s ambition to become the first to develop and commerc...
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A critically important element of the plasma diagnostics system in #ITER, the High Resolution Neutron Spectrometer (HRNS), nears completion #fusionenergy @physorg_com
https://t.co/duaV8E5W0Y via @physorg_com
phys.org
In the universe, thermonuclear fusion is a common reaction: it is the source of energy for stars. On Earth, producing energy using this process is difficult due to problems with controlling the...
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The US-based nuclear fusion firm Commonwealth Fusion Systems wants to deploy a reactor in Japan in the late 2030s or early 2040s, CEO Bob Mumgaard said in an interview #fusionenergy @CFS_energy
bloomberg.com
A US-based nuclear fusion developer wants to deploy a power plant in Japan in the late 2030s or early 2040s, in line with the Asian country’s broader plans to adopt the potent, low-carbon energy...
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A recent paper shows that electrochemically loading a metal lattice with deuterium fuel increases the probability of nuclear fusion events #fusionenergy @ScienceMagazine
science.org
Nuclear Fusion in Palladium Metal. No, Really.
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We've started construction on the site of the world's first fusion power plant, Orion. Located in Malaga, WA, Orion will begin delivering electricity from fusion to Microsoft by 2028. Read more:
helionenergy.com
Milestone keeps Helion on track to deliver electricity from fusion to Microsoft by 2028
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The EU can’t kick Russia out of the #ITER fusion project, said EU commissioner Dan Jørgensen as the ITER agreement does not provide for this possibility. ITER involves 7 members: EU, China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia, and the US #fusionenergy @Euractiv
https://t.co/xsQIWvjJnc
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Access to funding remains a major issue for fusion, says @Fusion_Industry report. The fusion industry raised USD 2.64 billion in funding in the 12 months to July 2025. Total funding for the 53 fusion companies surveyed has reached a cumulative USD 9.766 billion #fusionenergy
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A bit more than 20 years ago, the ITER members decided to build #ITER in France (during a meeting of the ITER Council in Moscow on 28 June 2005). Read the full story here: https://t.co/2Z2le8vpsK. The photo shows the ITER platform in March 2009. #fusionenergy #cadarache
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"Companies are downplaying the huge hurdles they have yet to overcome. Michel Claessens, former communications director for #iter says the industry is misleading the public with its promises that fusion energy is within sight." #fusionenergy @evanhalper
washingtonpost.com
Investors are pouring billions into fusion companies, encouraged by breakthroughs that they contend have put a sustained reaction tantalizingly within reach.
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The UK government has announced £2.5bn in funding for nuclear fusion, including support for the STEP prototype fusion plant #fusionenergy
https://t.co/it5hRqwMJ7
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European Commission launches Call for Evidence to support first-ever EU-wide Fusion Strategy #fusionenergy @EU_Commission
https://t.co/S5Bsceau06
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