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Michel Claessens

@m_claessens

Scientist or journalist • Former ITER spokesperson • Author "ITER, The Giant Fusion Reactor" (2023) bit.ly/4709vWe • Dad x6; husband x1 • #SciComm #ITER

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European Research Council to double allowance for researchers moving to EU. In Europe, solidarity means something ! sciencebusiness.net/r-d-funding/eu…

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Star Engineers The World’s Most Complex Machine, ITER’s Fusion Reactor, is Pushing 4D Visualization to the Next Level #ITER #fusionenergy Construction & Property News construction-property.com/star-engineers…

Star Engineers The World’s Most Complex Machine, ITER’s Fusion Reactor, is Pushing 4D Visualization to the Next Level #ITER #fusionenergy <a href="/CPMmagazine/">Construction & Property News</a> construction-property.com/star-engineers…
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Researchers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory are harnessing the power of computers to enhance the performance of fusion devices known as stellarators #fusionenergy PPPL SciTechDaily scitechdaily.com/can-we-bottle-…

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Lessons learned and improved organisation allowed to divide by three the time to assemble the massive elements of sector module #7, one of the nine sectors of the torus-shaped vacuum vessel that will house fusion reactions in #ITER #fusionenergy ITER iter.org/node/20687/tod…

Lessons learned and improved organisation allowed to divide by three the time to assemble the massive elements of sector module #7, one of the nine sectors of the torus-shaped vacuum vessel that will house fusion reactions in #ITER #fusionenergy <a href="/iterorg/">ITER</a> iter.org/node/20687/tod…
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Assembly starts of the SPARC fusion machine, as ITER cryopumps completed. Commonwealth Fusion Systems expects to deliver power to the grid in the early 2030s #fusionenergy world-nuclear-news.org/articles/assem…

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Europe will soon propose a comprehensive fusion strategy, including the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to accelerate commercialisation #fusionenergy #ITER EUROfusion energy.ec.europa.eu/news/focus-eur…

Europe will soon propose a comprehensive fusion strategy, including the creation of a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) to accelerate commercialisation #fusionenergy #ITER <a href="/FusionInCloseUp/">EUROfusion</a>  energy.ec.europa.eu/news/focus-eur…
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After three years of repairs, the first #ITER sector module is back in the tokamak pit. The assembly of the fusion reactor is restarting now😀ITER #fusion iter.org/node/20687/rec…

After three years of repairs, the first #ITER sector module is back in the tokamak pit. The assembly of the fusion reactor is restarting now😀<a href="/iterorg/">ITER</a> #fusion iter.org/node/20687/rec…
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Trade war jeopardizes China's #fusion energy drive. “It is important to wake up to the fact that a real geopolitical race is underway, not just about technology. It’s the moment to increase collaboration” Tone Langengen Jeff Pao #ITER asiatimes.com/2025/04/trade-… via Asia Times

Trade war jeopardizes China's #fusion energy drive. “It is important to wake up to the fact that a real geopolitical race is underway, not just about technology. It’s the moment to increase collaboration” <a href="/ToneLangengen/">Tone Langengen</a> <a href="/jeffpao3/">Jeff Pao</a> #ITER asiatimes.com/2025/04/trade-… via <a href="/asiatimesonline/">Asia Times</a>
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A team of TAE Technologies claims to have solved problems with field-reversed configuration, which may eventually allow for a working fusion reactor producing 100 times as much power as other reactors, such as tokamaks #fusionenergy Nature Communications phys.org/news/2025-04-m… via Phys.org

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China announces the first phase of the world's first fusion-fission hybrid power plant. The $2.76 billion high-temperature superconducting Xinghuo reactor project aims for an energy gain factor (Q value) of more than 30 #fusionenergy yahoo.com/news/officials… via Yahoo News

China announces the first phase of the world's first fusion-fission hybrid power plant. The $2.76 billion high-temperature superconducting Xinghuo reactor project aims for an energy gain factor (Q value) of more than 30 #fusionenergy yahoo.com/news/officials… via <a href="/YahooNews/">Yahoo News</a>
Pᴜʙʟɪᴄ Uɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ Sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 (@scipublic) 's Twitter Profile Photo

📢Pᴜʙʟɪᴄ Uɴᴅᴇʀsᴛᴀɴᴅɪɴɢ ᴏғ Sᴄɪᴇɴᴄᴇ 𝑱𝒐𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒍 blog: Michel Claessens, former head of communication for the #ITER project speaks on his experience as a whistle-blower, expressing concerns over "hype, #research integrity and the merging of #sciencecommunication and marketing..." sagepus.blogspot.com/2025/04/when-s…

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“If Congress enacts this budget, the consequences for the future of our nation will be catastrophic” #science #US nature.com/articles/d4158…

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"From science communication to systemic public deception: The case of the ITER big science project," by Michel Claessens Open-access at Public Understanding of Science for the next six months: doi.org/10.1177/096366….

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China Delivers a 50-Foot-Tall ‘Monster’ to France: Essential for #ITER, the World's Largest Fusion Reactor Project (image generated by AI) visegradpost.com/en/2025/05/31/…

China Delivers a 50-Foot-Tall ‘Monster’ to France: Essential for #ITER, the World's Largest Fusion Reactor Project (image generated by AI) visegradpost.com/en/2025/05/31/…
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Wendelstein 7-X sets new fusion performance records. The value of the triple product now exceeds previous tokamak records for long plasma durations #fusionenergy world-nuclear-news.org/articles/wende…

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“We don’t have a solution that can be scaled to produce the required quantities of fuel for a future fleet of fusion power plants.” #fusionenergy #ITER Jeremy Hsu (@jeremyhsu.bsky.social) New Scientist newscientist.com/article/248311…

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European Commission launches Call for Evidence to support first-ever EU-wide Fusion Strategy #fusionenergy European Commission energy.ec.europa.eu/news/commissio…

European Commission launches Call for Evidence to support first-ever EU-wide Fusion Strategy #fusionenergy <a href="/EU_Commission/">European Commission</a>  energy.ec.europa.eu/news/commissio…
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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 theengineer.co.uk/content/news/u…

The UK government has announced £2.5bn in funding for nuclear fusion, including support for the STEP prototype fusion plant #fusionenergy theengineer.co.uk/content/news/u…