Consorzio RFX is proud to inform that on 24 May 2019, SPIDER, the ion source prototype at ITER-NBTF plant in Padua (Italy) operated by applying extraction and acceleration voltages, obtaining a hydrogen beam. The first SPIDER accelerated beam arrives under just one year from the inauguration of SPIDER on 11 June 2018. The news has been warmly welcomed by Bernard Bigot, Director General of ITER Organization, who expressed his “congratulations to all the people involved in the project and to the NBTF team in Padua.” The next few weeks will be dedicated to reproducing the beam at higher parameters. “Let’s move forward at full speed with safety and quality first as always” added Bernard Bigot, expressing his strong belief and support. “Beyond the scientific scope of this result, the production of the first accelerated beam in SPIDER confirms the good operation of the whole integrated power supply system procured by ITER-India and Europe, through Fusion for Energy (F4E)” tells Vanni Toigo, NBTF Project manager, thus stressing the international partnership of the enterprise. “It is an important milestone which has been reached thanks to the contribution of all the ITER parties involved in the project and the participation of various companies involved in the fabrication of the components” confirms Tullio Bonicelli, F4E Project Manager for Neutral Beam, Electron Cyclotron, Power Supplies and Sources. “As a scientist involved in the scientific exploitation of SPIDER, I’m looking forward to the coming months, during which, week by week, we will be measuring and collecting data which will be providing us with the first significant indications on the path to follow in future, ” says Gianluigi Serianni, scientific responsible of SPIDER.”
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