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progress report
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Figure 6.1 – Researchers of the ENEA Fusion Technical
Unit visiting the Walter Tosto Spa in Chieti (Italy). Walter
Tosto with Ansaldo Nucleare and Mangiarotti has been
awarded the contract for the supply of the ITER vacuum
vessel. In the picture, together with ENEA
representatives, the company Business Development
Manager and some of the fifteen young engineers hired
by Walter Tosto for the realization of the vacuum
chamber of ITER. They all are enthusiast for the
opportunity they have given to work for a large
international project, highly technological and
innovative, and with strict quality management: a unique
experience for their professional development, and a
positive example in the current youth employment crisis
In the framework of Euratom – Fusion, the European Commission has established a forum dedicated to the
development of innovative fusion reactor technologies with the involvement of industry. The Fusion Industry
Innovation Forum will aim to involve the industry in elaborating the fusion energy development strategy, with
a view to its implementation in the time specified by the SET Plan. In particular, it will provide the tool to
develop a technology roadmap, produce the required industrial innovation, increase opportunities to transfer
know–how between research laboratories and industry, and develop the necessary human capacity. As a first
step in this direction, it proceeded with the consultation of industry representatives in various EU countries.
In this context, in March 2010, ENEA organized a meeting at its headquarter, with the participation of a
representative of the European Commission – Euratom and the major Italian industry players in the field of
fusion and energy in general, with the aim of gathering views and suggestions for the creation of such a forum.
Two Italian representatives are now members of the Fusion Industry Innovation Forum.