The ITER Podcast

  In this episode of the ITER podcast, we meet the “guardian of fusion” – the extraordinary blanket system that shields our star‑in‑a‑bottle. Guided by warrior‑and‑dragon imagery inspired by Chinese legend, and some very down‑to‑earth engineering, podcast hosts Kruti Fayot and Julia Ponomareva explore how ITER’s blanket and tungsten first wall protect the machine, tame furious neutrons, and quietl...

This is Episode 5, Season 3 on "Behind the Science of ITER" This episode, All About Nothing, takes you to a live conversation with ITER vacuum engineers Robert Pearce and Liam Worth. Julia Ponomareva joins host Kruti Mawani Fayot to learn how science fiction has inspired real engineering, what the everyday engineering challenges surrounding plasma, inspection, vacuum systems and cryogenics are. Yo...

Ever wondered why and how scientists will recreate the power of a star on Earth? In this episode of It's Magnetic of Season 3 "Behind the Science of Fusion" join host Kruti and fusion analyst Jack Moore as they unveil the magnetic magic behind ITER's fusion reactor. Discover how superconducting magnets creating fields 250,000 times stronger than the Earth's own magnetic field and can suspend plasm...

🎙️ At the heart of fusion energy lies one of the universe’s most untamed elements: plasma — a high-energy state of matter seen in lightning, the aurora, and most spectacularly, in our sun. Scientists have spent decades trying to control it. But why? In this episode, host Kruti Fayot dives into the fascinating world of plasma: what it is, why it’s essential for fusion, how it’s being tamed inside m...

🚀 Ever wondered how scientists are trying to recreate the power of the sun on Earth? In this latest episode, we dive into the fascinating world of tokamaks - donut-shaped magnetic cages that could be the key to unlimited clean energy! Join host Kruti as she unravels the mysteries of fusion with expert insights from ITER scientists and her collaborator Jack Moore, exploring how decades of research...

The ITER Podcast is back! Season 3 dives into the science behind fusion at ITER, looking at topics such as plasma behavior, the power of super-conducting magnets, and what's really inside a Tokamak's vacuum chamber.    Each detailed episode will be published once a month where you'll hear different experts from ITER answering questions in a way that's easy to understand.   Interviews by Kruti M. F...

This special 8-minute episode features the Private & Public Fusion Workshop that was held from May 27-29 at ITER. The episode interviews many players in the private & public fusion arena, including Andrew Holland from Fusion Industry Association, Melanie Windridge from Fusion Energy Insights, and Communications Director Laban Coblentz about their thoughts of the workshop, and also offers a...

A terrific experiment in the making since decades, ITER is a giant not only in sheer size, but in knowledge, complexity, and inspiration.    In this last episode of Season 2, we take a look at how Laban Coblentz, the Communications Director at ITER is bringing its existence into the limelight.  In this interview, we speak about not only the challenges, but also his objectives and personal motivati...

Meet the ITER Spouses - five women & man from India, China, Korea, Belgium and the Netherlands who speak about their journeys of moving to the small Provençal towns in and around Manosque to support their spouses on this fantastic voyage into the ITER World. From raising children, learning the ropes of living in Provence, rebuilding identities, and taking life into their own hands, this episode is...

What do a 14 year old in the south of France, a robot competition, and a scientist at a pioneering nuclear fusion experiment have in common?    The love for coding and human collaboration! In this episode, I follow middle and high schoolers to the annual competition in Provence known as ITER Robots, where about 500 students are competing to make the best robots ever - ones that mimic the challenge...

This episode speaks with 2 young fusion enthusiasts who come from two distinct backgrounds yet convey a similar sense of purpose and passion for fusion - communicator Harry Kelso from the US and physics student Aleksandar Stojcheski from Macedonia. We speak about how they fell for fusion, how the youth perceives this energy source and what advice they'd give to other students and professionals who...

This interview takes us along to the heart of The ITER’ World - the assembly hall and Tokamak Pit, where a group of visitors from France, Thailand and the Netherlands have decided to come to Provence on their holiday and visit the ITER construction site. They give their impressions about ITER’s impressive goals and their honest take on nuclear fusion energy. Next, we speak to one of ITER’s visit g...

Welcome to Season 2, The ITER World from The ITER Podcast. The first episode of this Season follows three exceptional women who have dominated their field and are pursuing their aspirations with ITER . The host, Kruti Mawani Fayot, speaks with engineers Aakanksha Saxena and Karina Vergara not only about the challenges, but also the advantages they have encountered as pioneers in nuclear fusion ene...

Economic investment and boom in businesses and attention to nuclear fusion energy, COP26 presence – why. 

There’s simple, there’s complicated, there’s complex and then, there’s ITER.  This episode delves into why and how an international organization can function on an In-Kind Contribution system, and how does it deliver all its highly technical promises – literally. We interview experts on how they transporting massive, one-of-a-kind components on-site after having agreed on such a unique In-Kind eco...

 I am with a special guest on this episode: a physicist, politically savvy negotiator, caring manager, and fascinating speaker who has been a supporter of fusion energy since his university days, and with ITER since its birth. We will be speaking with Akko Mass about the history of ITER: how it was conceived, how it is developing today and what his hopes are for the future of this organization. 

This is a special episode where we really dig deep into science! I, your host, Kruti will be speaking with five young, intelligent and frankly hilarious scientists that have come to ITER through the Monaco Post-doc fellowship program. These scientists break down the basics so that no matter who you are, you will better understand the physics behind this groundbreaking technology that everyone is l...

This episode explores the multicultural community at ITER and what it takes for people from 35 nations to succeed in collaborating together on such an incredible and complex project. We speak with Eric Welch, the head of HR, the Welcome Office team from the Agence ITER, as well as Ms. Laura Benjannin, head of the unique international school in Manosque that was specially created for the ITER famil...

A hands-on introduction to ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment that is taking place in the south of France, where the host, Kruti Mawani Fayot goes on a tour on-site with her personal guide from ITER Communications - Anna Bondyreva, and gets to speak with experts that work at the heart of this organisation.