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Institutions

Universities, national laboratories, research institutes, government programmes and consortia. Each appears once, under its main role.

Between them they operate 103 fusion devices and 144 fission reactors. Devices counts every machine an institution is the operator of record for, whether planned, running or shut down. Results counts measured figures, claimed or achieved; design values and targets are not results.

National laboratories 29

National laboratories, with the devices each operates
Institution Devices Results
JAEA JP JRR-3, HTTR, Jōyō, NSRR, JMTR, STACY, JT-60U
7 8
Idaho National Laboratory US Advanced Test Reactor, Advanced Test Reactor Critical, TREAT, NRAD
4 —
SCK CEN BE BR1, BR2, VENUS-F, MYRRHA
4 —
Paul Scherrer Institute CH PROTEUS, DIORIT, SAPHIR
3 —
Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory US NSTX-U, Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor, LTX-β
3 6
Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation AU OPAL, HIFAR
2 —
BARC IN Dhruva, CIRUS
2 —
Canadian Nuclear Laboratories CA ZED-2, NRU
2 —
CEA FR WEST, LMJ
2 1
China Institute of Atomic Energy CN China Experimental Fast Reactor, China Advanced Research Reactor
2 —
Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research IN Fast Breeder Test Reactor, KAMINI
2 —
National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan KZ IGR, IVG.1M
2 —
Pakistan Institute of Nuclear Science and Technology PK PARR-1, PARR-2
2 —
Sandia National Laboratories US Annular Core Research Reactor, Z Machine
2 —
Argonne National Laboratory US CP-5
1 —
Jožef Stefan Institute SI TRIGA Mark II, Ljubljana
1 —
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory US National Ignition Facility
1 31
Los Alamos National Laboratory US Omega West Reactor
1 —
National Centre for Nuclear Research PL MARIA
1 —
National Institute for Space Research BR ETE
1 —
National Institutes for Quantum Science and Technology JP JT-60SA
1 —
Oak Ridge National Laboratory US High Flux Isotope Reactor
1 —
South African Nuclear Energy Corporation ZA SAFARI-1
1 —
Central Laser Facility GB
— —
China Academy of Engineering Physics CN
— —
Forschungszentrum Jülich DE
— —
National Nuclear Laboratory GB
— —
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory US
— —
Savannah River National Laboratory US
— —

Research institutes 110

Research institutes, with the devices each operates
Institution Devices Results
Research Institute of Atomic Reactors RU SM-3, MIR.M1, BOR-60, RBT-6, RBT-10/2, VK-50, MBIR
7 —
Budker Institute of Nuclear Physics RU CAT, GDMT, GDMT CORE, GDT, GOL-NB, SMOLA
6 —
CNEA AR CAREM-25, RA-1 Enrico Fermi, RA-3, RA-6, RA-8, RA-10
6 —
KAERI KR HANARO, KJRR, KRR-1, KRR-2
4 —
National Research Centre Kurchatov Institute RU F-1, PIK, WWR-M (Gatchina), T-15MD
4 —
Institute for Plasma Research IN ADITYA-U, SST-1, SSST
3 —
Ioffe Institute RU FT-2, GLOBUS-M2, TUMAN-3M
3 3
Chilean Nuclear Energy Commission CL RECH-1, RECH-2
2 —
CREN-K CD TRICO II, TRICO I
2 —
ENEA IT DTT, FTU
2 —
Institute for Energy Technology NO Halden Reactor, JEEP II
2 —
Institute of Plasma Physics National Science Center UA URAGAN-2M, URAGAN-3M
2 —
Institute of Plasma Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences CN Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, BEST
2 5
Instituto de Pesquisas Energéticas e Nucleares BR IEA-R1, IPEN/MB-01
2 —
Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics DE ASDEX UPGRADE, Wendelstein 7-X
2 10
MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center US Alcator A, Alcator C
2 8
NRG PALLAS NL High Flux Reactor, Petten, PALLAS
2 —
Research Centre Řež CZ LVR-15, LR-0
2 —
Southwestern Institute of Physics CN HL-2A, HL-2M
2 —
Swiss Plasma Center CH TCV, TORPEX
2 —
Tajoura Nuclear Research Centre LY IRT-1 (Tajoura), LIBTOR
2 —
Texas A&M Nuclear Engineering and Science Center US Texas A&M NSC TRIGA reactor, AGN-201M, Texas A&M
2 —
Thailand Institute of Nuclear Technology TH TRR-1/M1, TT-1
2 —
UK Atomic Energy Authority GB MAST-U, Joint European Torus
2 8
Vinča Institute of Nuclear Sciences RS RB (Vinča), RA (Vinča)
2 —
Abilene Christian University US Molten Salt Research Reactor (Abilene Christian University)
1 —
Bangladesh Atomic Energy Commission BD BAEC TRIGA Research Reactor
1 —
Centro de Desenvolvimento da Tecnologia Nuclear BR IPR-R1
1 —
CIEMAT ES TJ-II
1 —
Consorzio RFX IT RFX
1 —
Ghana Atomic Energy Commission GH GHARR-1
1 —
HUN-REN Energiatudományi Kutatóközpont HU Budapest Research Reactor
1 —
Idaho State University US AGN-201, Idaho State University
1 —
Institut Laue-Langevin FR ILL High-Flux Reactor
1 —
Institute for Nuclear Research Pitești RO TRIGA reactor, Pitești
1 —
Institute of Atomic Energy of National Nuclear Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan KZ KTM
1 —
Institute of Nuclear Physics (Kazakhstan) KZ WWR-K
1 —
Institute of Plasma Physics CZ COMPASS-U
1 —
Instituto de Engenharia Nuclear BR Argonauta
1 —
International Centre for Environmental and Nuclear Sciences JM SLOWPOKE-2, University of the West Indies
1 —
Joint Institute for Nuclear Research RU IBR-2
1 —
Kansas State University US Kansas State University TRIGA Mark II
1 —
Korea Institute of Fusion Energy KR KSTAR
1 5
Malaysian Nuclear Agency MY TRIGA PUSPATI
1 —
McClellan Nuclear Research Center US McClellan TRIGA reactor
1 —
McMaster University CA McMaster Nuclear Reactor
1 —
Missouri University of Science and Technology US Missouri S&T Reactor
1 —
MIT Nuclear Reactor Laboratory US MIT Research Reactor
1 —
National Centre for Scientific Research Demokritos GR GRR-1 (Demokritos)
1 —
National Institute for Fusion Science JP Large Helical Device
1 —
National Institute for Nuclear Research (Mexico) MX TRIGA Mark III, Salazar
1 —
National Nuclear Energy Commission (Brazil) BR RMB (Brazilian Multipurpose Reactor)
1 —
National Research and Innovation Agency ID RSG-GAS
1 —
NC State Nuclear Reactor Program US PULSTAR
1 —
NIST Center for Neutron Research US NBSR
1 —
Ohio State University US Ohio State University Research Reactor
1 —
Oregon State University Radiation Center US Oregon State TRIGA Reactor
1 —
Penn State Radiation Science & Engineering Center US Breazeale Nuclear Reactor
1 —
Peruvian Institute of Nuclear Energy PE RP-10
1 —
Philippine Nuclear Research Institute PH PRR-1
1 —
Polytechnique Montréal CA SLOWPOKE-2, Polytechnique Montréal
1 —
Purdue University School of Nuclear Engineering US PUR-1
1 —
Shanghai Institute of Applied Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences CN TMSR-LF1
1 —
Soreq Nuclear Research Center IL IRR-1
1 —
Troitsk Institute for Innovation and Fusion Research RU T-11M
1 —
Turkish Energy, Nuclear and Mineral Research Agency TR TR-2
1 —
University of California, Irvine US UC Irvine TRIGA reactor
1 —
University of Florida US University of Florida Training Reactor
1 —
University of Maryland, College Park US Maryland University Training Reactor
1 —
University of Massachusetts Lowell US UMass Lowell Research Reactor
1 —
University of Michigan Nuclear Engineering and Radiological Sciences US Ford Nuclear Reactor
1 —
University of Missouri Research Reactor US University of Missouri Research Reactor
1 —
University of Texas at Austin US UT Austin TRIGA Mark II
1 —
University of Utah Nuclear Engineering Program US University of Utah TRIGA reactor
1 —
Vietnam Atomic Energy Institute VN Dalat Nuclear Research Reactor
1 —
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland FI FiR 1
1 —
Washington State University Nuclear Science Center US Washington State University Reactor
1 —
Atomic Energy Commission of Algeria DZ
— —
Atomic Energy of Canada Limited CA
— —
Austrian Academy of Sciences AT
— —
California Institute of Technology US
— —
Dutch Institute for Fundamental Energy Research NL
— —
Electric Power Research Institute US
— —
HUN-REN Hungarian Research Network HU
— —
Institute for Nuclear Research and Nuclear Energy BG
— —
Institute for Plasma Science and Technology IT
— —
Institute of Atomic Physics RO
— —
Institute of Nuclear and New Energy Technology, Tsinghua University CN
— —
Institute of Nuclear Physics of the Academy of Sciences of Uzbekistan UZ
— —
Institute of Physics and Power Engineering RU
— —
Institute of Plasma Physics and Laser Microfusion PL
— —
Institute of Solid State Physics, University of Latvia LV
— —
International Atomic Energy Agency AT
— —
Joint Institute for Power and Nuclear Research – Sosny BY
— —
Joint Research Centre BE
— —
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology DE
— —
Laboratory for Plasma Physics, Royal Military Academy BE
— —
Lithuanian Energy Institute LT
— —
National Atomic Research Institute TW
— —
National Institute for Laser, Plasma and Radiation Physics RO
— —
NIKIET
— —
Nuclear AMRC GB
— —
Ruđer Bošković Institute HR
— —
The Aerospace Corporation US
— —
TWI GB
— —
UC San Diego Center for Energy Research US
— —
UCLA Basic Plasma Science Facility US
— —
ÚJV Řež CZ
— —
United States Naval Research Laboratory US
— —
University of Washington US
— —

Universities 53

Of the 38 fusion devices with a major radius below the 0.65 m median, 24 are university machines.

Universities, with the devices each operates
Institution Devices Results
Kyoto University JP Kyoto University Research Reactor, Kyoto University Critical Assembly, LATE, HELIOTRON J
4 —
University of Wisconsin-Madison US University of Wisconsin Nuclear Reactor, PEGASUS-III, HSX, MST
4 —
Czech Technical University CZ VR-1, VR-2, GOLEM
3 —
Kyushu University JP PLATO, QUEST, UH-CTI
3 —
The University of Tokyo JP TST-2, UTST, RT-1
3 —
Instituto Tecnológico de Costa Rica CR MEDUSA-CR, SCR-1
2 —
KTH Royal Institute of Technology SE R1, EXTRAP T2R
2 —
Nagoya University JP HYBTOK-II, TOKASTAR-2
2 —
Osaka University JP GEKKO XII, LFEX
2 —
Tsinghua University CN HTR-10, SUNIST-1
2 —
University of Hyogo JP HIST, UH-MCPG1
2 —
University of Illinois US University of Illinois Advanced TRIGA, HIDRA
2 —
University of Stuttgart DE SUR Stuttgart, TJ-K
2 —
University of Tsukuba JP GAMMA 10/PDX, PILOT GAMMA PDX-SC
2 —
Atominstitut, TU Wien AT TRIGA Mark II reactor, Vienna
1 —
Auburn University US CTH
1 —
BME Institute of Nuclear Techniques HU BME Training Reactor
1 —
Columbia University US HBT-EP
1 —
École Polytechnique FR TORIX
1 —
Federal University of Espírito Santo BR NOVA-FURG
1 —
Heinz Maier-Leibnitz Research Neutron Source (FRM II) DE FRM II
1 —
Huazhong University of Science and Technology CN J-TEXT
1 —
Institute of Science Tokyo JP PHIX
1 —
Instituto Superior Técnico PT ISTTOK
1 —
Islamic Azad University IR IR-T1
1 —
Kindai University JP UTR-KINKI
1 —
Kyoto Institute of Technology JP RELAX
1 —
Kyung Hee University KR AGN-201K
1 —
National Research Nuclear University MEPhI RU IRT-MEPhI
1 —
National Tsing Hua University TW THOR
1 —
Nihon University JP FAT-CM
1 —
Reactor Institute Delft NL HOR
1 —
Reed College US Reed Research Reactor
1 —
Royal Military College of Canada CA SLOWPOKE-2, Royal Military College of Canada
1 —
Saint Petersburg State University RU GUTTA
1 —
Seoul National University KR VEST
1 —
Southwest Jiaotong University CN CFQS
1 —
Technical University of Denmark DK NORTH
1 —
Tomsk Polytechnic University RU IRT-T
1 —
University of Nevada US ZEBRA
1 —
University of Rochester Laboratory for Laser Energetics US OMEGA
1 1
University of São Paulo BR TCABR
1 —
University of Saskatchewan CA STOR-M
1 —
University of Science and Technology of China CN KTX
1 —
University of Seville ES SMART
1 —
Chalmers University of Technology SE
— —
Comenius University Bratislava SK
— —
Dublin City University IE
— —
Plasma Physics Group, Imperial College London GB
— —
UiT The Arctic University of Norway NO
— —
University of Malta MT
— —
University of Tartu EE
— —
Uppsala University SE
— —

Government programmes 17

Government programmes, with the devices each operates
Institution Devices Results
Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission PK GLAST-III, MT-1, MT-2, PST
4 —
Egyptian Atomic Energy Authority EG ETRR-2, ETRR-1, EGYPTOR
3 —
Atomic Energy Organization of Iran IR ALVAND, DAMAVAND
2 —
Colombian Geological Survey CO IAN-R1
1 —
STEP GB STEP
1 —
Atomic Energy Commission of Syria SY
— —
Department of Atomic Energy IN
— —
EUROfusion DE
— —
Fusion for Energy ES
— —
Great British Energy – Nuclear GB
— —
Jordan Atomic Energy Commission JO
— —
King Abdullah City for Atomic and Renewable Energy SA
— —
Nigeria Atomic Energy Commission NG
— —
OECD Nuclear Energy Agency FR
— —
Swedish Research Council SE
— —
The Catapult Network GB
— —
United States Department of Energy US
— —

Consortia 9

Consortia, with the devices each operates
Institution Devices Results
ITER Organization FR ITER
1 —
Applied Superconductivity Educational Foundation
— —
FUSION FOR FUTURE
— —
Fusion Industry Association US
— —
Fusion Power Associates US
— —
Nuclear Industry Association GB
— —
Nuclear South West GB
— —
The Fusion Cluster GB
— —
US Fusion Energy US
— —