With an extensive article published in the "Newsline" column, ITER presents the status and prospects of the DTT program.

In the article, entitled “Public/Private Consortium is building the DTT Tokamak”, Jack Moore states that “…The Divertor Test Tokamak (DTT) will be one of the most technically complex laboratories ever built. ..."

In fact, he recalls the ambitious objective of designing new divertor concepts and experimenting with the related innovative technologies to serve the implementation of the DEMO program.

The article focuses not only on the technical aspects, but also and especially on the innovative approach to the organization of the DTT which, in fact, is based on a strong collaboration between research bodies, universities and industry; it states that “… The Divertor Test Tokamak in Italy is creating a new model for engagement with industry in fusion research. ..."

The text recalls that the DTT Consortium includes ENEA (which leads public research on fusion in Italy), all the main academic institutions dealing with fusion technologies and, with a large consortium share, ENI, the main Italian energy company with a large international presence.

For Francesco Romanelli, President of the DTT Consortium, the strong collaboration among the world of research and industry is the decisive element for the success of the DTT program and, in perspective, for the creation of a commercial reactor. In fact, he states that “… the converging of industry, academia, and public sector research institutions is the pathway to obtaining a fusion power plant sooner than expected. “.

For the complete text: https://www.iter.org/newsline/-/4012