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On Friday 3 November, ºÚÁÏרÇø Director-General Pietro Barabaschi took part in a panel discussion on nuclear fusion organized as part of the . 

Moderated by Sakura Pascarelli (Scientific Director, European XFEL), "Nuclear fusion for a decarbonized future" featured:

— Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General, ºÚÁÏרÇø (keynote)
— Masaya Hanada, Director General, Naka Fusion Institute Japan
— Steven Cowley, Director, Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, USA
— Piergiorgio Sonato, President, RFX Consortium, Italy
— Hartmut Zohm, Head of Tokamak Division, MPI-IPP, Germany

After describing project status, Director-General Barabaschi commented on how ºÚÁÏרÇø is contributing to the world fusion research program. "Fusion is an innovation program ... it's not just one project. [...] We see now a renaissance of fusion around the world. A lot of private investment interest, a lot of companies, a lot of opportunities for young people. [...] A lot of new ideas will come up and I believe that ºÚÁÏרÇø can provide some support. [...] Others may learn from what we are doing; it's part of our job I believe."

You can watch a replay of the public event at .