Professional Training for the Nuclear Fusion Energy Development

Nuclear fusion energy is seen as an ever-lasting energy source for the humans with little environmental load. As such, research and development are robustly underway around the world. Development of a nuclear fusion reactor requires the control of high temperature plasma at more than 100 million degrees and highly-advanced technologies. Thus, it is essential to nurture talented researchers and systematically organize the scientific base of such technologies while continuously promoting a large-scale project. In the Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, the nuclear fusion study educational program was established in 2008 and the on-the-job training using the advanced nuclear fusion plasma experimental devices has been put in place. To foster international leaders who can take the lead in the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ITER and a nuclear fusion prototype reactor, this program will be upgraded to train highly-skilled professionals.

Graduate School of Frontier Sciences
Department of Advanced Energy

• Zensho YOSHIDA (Professor)
• Haruhiko SAITOH(Associate Professor)
• Yasushi ONO (Professor)
• Michiaki INOMOTO (Associate Professor)
• Ryo ONO (Professor)
• Hiroshi YAMADA (Professor)

Department of Complexity Science and Engineering

• Yuichi TAKASE (Professor)
• Akira EJIRI (Associate Professor)
• Naoto TSUJII (Lecturer)
• Kouji SHINOHARA (Professor)

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- Patent application 2001-144806
- Patent number 5892358 (2016/3/4)