ITER: reproduction of the Sun’s energy on Earth | CNIM CNIM and its Italian partner SIMIC are in the process of manufacturing 70 radial plates destined to be fitted to the ITER research reactor. Through its involvement in this international project, which seeks to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of generating energy from fusion, CNIM continues to share in the task of bringing about a transition to new energy sources. At the end of 2012 the Franco-Italian consortium CNIM-SIMIC was awarded the contract to manufacture 70 radial plates. They will constitute the framework for the 18 toroidal windings needed to create a magnetic field strong enough to confine the plasma within the empty core of the ITER. The manufacture of the radial plates presents a twin challenge:

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