2023
IFMIF/EVEDA Project Committee #322023-11-06The 32nd Project Committee (PC#32) of the IFMIF/EVEDA project was held on October 24-25, 2023 at the QST Rokkasho Fusion … Read more
Broader Approach Steering Committee #312023-06-07The 31st Broader Approach Steering Committee (BASC#31) was held on the 11th of May 2023 at the QST Rokkasho Fusion … Read more
LIPAc Highlights – April 20232023-05-16The injector CW campaign was interrupted during a few weeks to fix two technical issues which appeared in a row … Read more
LIPAc Technical Meeting 152023-05-15The 15th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM15) was held remotely on February 16 2023, to share a general overview of the … Read more
Fusion Neutron Source – Technical Meeting 12023-05-15The 1st Fusion Neutron Source Technical Meeting (FNS TM1) was held remotely on February 09, 2023, to share the status … Read more
Current Status of LIPAc RF Couplers and Circulator in February 20232023-02-27The last IFMIF/EVEDA Project Committee recommended to resume LIPAc beam operations in a timely manner. For what concern the RFQ … Read more
2022
- IFMIF/EVEDA Project Committee #3020 & 21 October 2022 The 30th Project Committee (PC#30) was held on the 20th and 21st of October 2022 … Continue reading IFMIF/EVEDA Project Committee #30
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (23/May-27/May)Injector operation The measurements with the new EMU (Emittance Meter Unit) were interrupted at the end of April because of … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (23/May-27/May)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (28/March-1/April)Injector conditioning campaign After several long runs (each one of ~10hours of CW operation) the Injector CW campaign with the … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (28/March-1/April)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (7/March-11/March)In the first months of 2022 the operations on-site are focused on the CW conditioning campaigns for the injector and … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (7/March-11/March)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (24/January-28/January)The experimental campaign at the end of 2021 was successful. The first stage of Phase B+ was completed successfully by … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (24/January-28/January)
2021
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (29/November-3/December)These last weeks have been intense with beam operation onsite … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (29/November-3/December)
- Project Committee #2821 & 22 October 2021 The 28th Project Committee (PC#28) … Continue reading Project Committee #28
- 2nd EU-JA Fusion Neutron Source workshop04 & 05 October 2021 The 2nd Fusion Neutron Source … Continue reading 2nd EU-JA Fusion Neutron Source workshop
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (8/November-12/November)Injector Deuteron beam extraction for injector conditioning was carried out … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (8/November-12/November)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (11/October-15/October)Injector The maintenance of injector in the vault was completed. … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (11/October-15/October)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (27/Sepember-1/October)As you may remember the LIPAc beam operation ended at … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (27/Sepember-1/October)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (26/July-30/July)Injector Beam extraction with H+ at 50 keV, 20 mA … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (26/July-30/July)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (12/July-16/July)Injector Beam extraction with H+ at 30 mA / 50keV … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (12/July-16/July)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (28/June-2/July)Injector Plasma conditioning with H2 gas is regularly on-going while … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (28/June-2/July)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (14/June-18/June)Injector Plasma conditioning with H2 gas is regularly on-going while … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (14/June-18/June)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (31/May-4/June)Radio Frequency (RF) System and RFQ cavity RF injection in … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (31/May-4/June)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (24/May-28/May)Injector The injector conditioning using 6mm Plasma Electrode is currently … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (24/May-28/May)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (10/May-14/May)Injector The injector conditioning using 6mm Plasma Electrode is currently … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (10/May-14/May)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (19/April-23/April)Injector The signs of corrosion that occurred in the cooling … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (19/April-23/April)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (12/April-16/April)Injector The deuteron beam extraction using 6mm Plasma Electrode was … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (12/April-16/April)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (22/Marh-26/March)Injector The proton beam characterization with the 6 mm Plasma … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (22/Marh-26/March)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (15/March-19/March)Injector After the completion of the PPS test (for the … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (15/March-19/March)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (8/March-12/March)Global Alignment survey More details on the realignment of the … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (8/March-12/March)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (1/March-5/March)Global Alignment survey The realignment of the second solenoid magnet … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (1/March-5/March)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (22/Febuary-26/February)Global Alignment survey Additional alignment survey has been completed and … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (22/Febuary-26/February)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (15/Febuary-19/February)Global Alignment survey Additional data for the alignment survey have … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (15/Febuary-19/February)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (1/Febuary-5/February)Global Alignment survey The analyses of the data collected during … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (1/Febuary-5/February)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (25/Janurary-29/January)Global Alignment survey The global alignment survey of the entire … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (25/Janurary-29/January)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (18/Janurary-22/January)Global Alignment survey The main activity in the vault in … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (18/Janurary-22/January)
2020
- Successful operation in LIPAc acceleratorOne of the challenges of the fusion machines … [read more]
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (14/December-18/December)Facility Inspection On Wednesday 16th December the facility inspection was … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (14/December-18/December)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (7/December-11/December)Injector conditioning The Injector operation continued this week at 50% … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (7/December-11/December)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (30/November-4/December)Injector conditioning The Injector operation continued this week: the duty … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (30/November-4/December)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (23-27/November)Injector conditioning The Injector operation continued this week: the duty … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (23-27/November)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (16-20/November)Injector conditioning This week on LIPAc the Injector operations were … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (16-20/November)
- Weekly LIPAc highlights (9-13/November)Start-up of Injector The PPS test and the HV tests … Continue reading Weekly LIPAc highlights (9-13/November)
- Remote data transfer successA demonstration of data transfer from the Rokkasho BA site … Continue reading Remote data transfer success
- General LIPAc status of last week 45 (2-6/November)Maintenance of Injector vacuum The replacement of the oil rotary … Continue reading General LIPAc status of last week 45 (2-6/November)
- General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 44 (26-30/October)Maintenance of Injector vacuum After the replacement of the turbomolecular … Continue reading General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 44 (26-30/October)
- General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 43 (19-23/October)Maintenance of Injector and Injector vacuum The maintenance of the … Continue reading General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 43 (19-23/October)
- General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 42 (12-16/October)Background information about general status The LIPAC accelerator is currently … Continue reading General current status and a nice technical achievement of last week 42 (12-16/October)
- 1st Fusion Neutron Source Technical Coordination MeetingThe first Fusion Neutron Source (FNS) technical coordination meeting was … Continue reading 1st Fusion Neutron Source Technical Coordination Meeting
- IFERC and IFMIF/EVEDA Technical Coordination Meeting on remote participationA joint IFERC/REC and IFMIF/EVEDA Technical Coordination Meeting was held … Continue reading IFERC and IFMIF/EVEDA Technical Coordination Meeting on remote participation
- LIPAc maintenance progress06 July 2020 LIPAc maintenance activities are on-going. On-sites activities … Continue reading LIPAc maintenance progress
- Fusion energy collaboration between the EU and Japan is continuing…
- Rokkasho Fusion InstituteFusion research is advancing — Rokkasho Fusion Institute in charge … Continue reading Rokkasho Fusion Institute
2019
- Season’s Greetings
- Second LIPAc Commissioning and Beam Operation Workshop at QST (Rokkasho)20, 21 & 22 November 2019 During stop for the … Continue reading Second LIPAc Commissioning and Beam Operation Workshop at QST (Rokkasho)
- LIPAc maintenance period and High Energy beam line installation25 September 2019 After the completion of operation corresponding to … Continue reading LIPAc maintenance period and High Energy beam line installation
- Successful acceleration of a 125 mA deuteron beam @5 MeV in LIPAc!!!24 July 2019 The deuteron (D+) beam commissioning has been … Continue reading Successful acceleration of a 125 mA deuteron beam @5 MeV in LIPAc!!!
- Status Proton Beam Commissioning @2.5 MeV (Phase B1)25 May 2019 The proton characterization at 2.5 MeV was … Continue reading Status Proton Beam Commissioning @2.5 MeV (Phase B1)
- Beam operations resume at LIPAc
- 3 weeks after resuming the operation….The maintenance period was completed early 2019 and the acceleration … Continue reading 3 weeks after resuming the operation….
- IFMIF/EVEDA – Engineering and validation of equipment in progressFollow the link to access the newsline in F4E website
2018
- First LIPAc Commissioning and Beam Operation Workshop at Rokkasho!!!After completing the first beam operation stage, and while profiting … Continue reading First LIPAc Commissioning and Beam Operation Workshop at Rokkasho!!!
- Visit of the French Ambassador at Rokkasho on 12/11/2018On November 12th, 2018, we were honored by the visit … Continue reading Visit of the French Ambassador at Rokkasho on 12/11/2018
- Transfer of Ownership between F4E and QST16 October 2018 On October 16th, 2018 the transfer of … Continue reading Transfer of Ownership between F4E and QST
- LIPAc operation broadcast LIVE onlineOn 27 July 2018, from 4pm JST (9am CEST) a … Continue reading LIPAc operation broadcast LIVE online
- Europe and Japan operate accelerator to deliver first beamFollow the link to access the newsline in F4E website … Continue reading Europe and Japan operate accelerator to deliver first beam
- First proton beam into the RFQFirst proton beam injected into the RFQ on 13 June … Continue reading First proton beam into the RFQ
2017
- 1st Workshop on Advanced Neutron Sources and their applications4-5 November, 2017 Aomori-city, Japan Saturday, 4 November 2017 (@IFERC … Continue reading 1st Workshop on Advanced Neutron Sources and their applications
2016
- European Research Day 2016The European Research Day 2016 (ERD) took place on 25 November … Continue reading European Research Day 2016
- 10th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM10)The tenth LIPAc Technical Meeting 10 (LTM10) was held … Continue reading 10th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM10)
- 100mA beam extracted after long maintenance shutdownAfter a shutdown period of more than five months long, … Continue reading 100mA beam extracted after long maintenance shutdown
- Celebrating major milestones of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) in RokkashoOn Thursday 21 April, a celebration took place as major … Continue reading Celebrating major milestones of the Linear IFMIF Prototype Accelerator (LIPAc) in Rokkasho
- 9th LIPAc Technical MeetingThe 9th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM09) was held at … Continue reading 9th LIPAc Technical Meeting
- RFQ delivery reception at Rokkasho BA siteWe are proud to announce that on February 22nd 2016 … Continue reading RFQ delivery reception at Rokkasho BA site
- The latest breakthroughs from the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (F4E news)See the news here
2015
- 7th LIPAc Technical MeetingThe 7th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM07) was held at … Continue reading 7th LIPAc Technical Meeting
- Visit of prof. G. Rostagni and Dr. R. Piovan in Rokkasho (Japan)Prof. G.Rostagni, former RFX president and historical member of BA … Continue reading Visit of prof. G. Rostagni and Dr. R. Piovan in Rokkasho (Japan)
- 8th LIPAc Technical MeetingThe 8th LIPAc Technical Meeting (LTM08) was held at the … Continue reading 8th LIPAc Technical Meeting
- 7th IFMIF Workshop held in Brasimone on 20, 21 and 22 MayOur 7th IFMIF Workshop took place during three days the … Continue reading 7th IFMIF Workshop held in Brasimone on 20, 21 and 22 May
- Visit of Spanish Scientific Counsellor to RokkashoThe Spanish Scientific Counsellor, Santiago Herrero Amigo, visited Rokkasho on … Continue reading Visit of Spanish Scientific Counsellor to Rokkasho
- Delivery of the first components of the LIPAc’s RF Power SystemWe are proud to announce that the first components … Continue reading Delivery of the first components of the LIPAc’s RF Power System
- Japanese PostmanAfter almost five years since we arrived in Japan, my … Continue reading Japanese Postman
2014
- First plasma and ion beam extractionFirst plasma and ion beam extraction have been achieved at … Continue reading First plasma and ion beam extraction
- 5th LIPAc Technical MeetingLegnaro, Italy, 3-5 June 2014 The 5th LIPAc Technical Meeting … Continue reading 5th LIPAc Technical Meeting
- Visit to Noheji shrineA key milestone related with the LIPAc Installation and Commissioning … Continue reading Visit to Noheji shrine
- 6th IFMIF Workshop hosted by Nagoya and Kyoto UniversitiesNagoya & Kyoto, Japan, 20-24 January 2014 The New Year … Continue reading 6th IFMIF Workshop hosted by Nagoya and Kyoto Universities
- 6th LIPAc Technical MeetingRokkasho, Japan, 26-28 November 2014 The 6th LIPAc Technical Meeting … Continue reading 6th LIPAc Technical Meeting