Nuclear Fusion at ITER

In this episode, the second on the theme of nuclear fusion, I meet with Simon Pinches. Simon works at ITER at the test reactor site in Cadarache, near Aix-en-Provence in Southern France. As section leader of the modelling and simulation team, he is responsible for crucial parts of the software. Contributions to the code (e.g. IMAS) are made from a wide range of different sources and we talk about how he manages to bring and keep it all together. Here a few linkshttps://www.iter.org ITER https://www.euro-fusion.org/ European Fusion Consortiumhttps://conferences.iaea.org/event/251/contributions/20713/attachments/11191/16492/IMAS%20Tutorial%20-%20Pinches.pdf Introduction to the Integrated Modelling & Analysis Suite (IMAS)https://indico.euro-fusion.org/event/1246/sessions/728/attachments/1988/3798/IMAS_introduction_ACH_20210920.pdf The IMAS Data Dictionary: an introduction https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0010465597001070 IMAS Integrated Modeling and Analysis System for the solution of optimal control problemshttps://ui.adsabs.harvard.edu/abs/2020APS..DPPJ10009M/abstract OMAS: A Python Library to Interface with the ITER Integrated Modeling and Analysis Suite (IMAS)https://arxiv.org/abs/2006.09198 The initial step towards JOREK integration in IMASGet in touchThank you for listening! Merci de votre écoute! Vielen Dank für´s Zuhören!Contact Details/ Coordonnées / Kontakt:Email mailto:[email protected] RSE Slack (ukrse.slack.com): @code4thought or @piddie Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/code4thought.bsky.socialLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pweschmidt/  (personal Profile)LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/codeforthought/ (Code for Thought Profile)This podcast is licensed under the Creative Commons Licence:  https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/