JET is now in 2008 Experimental Programme

In early April 2008 JET resumed its scientific programme after the successful completion of the 2007 Shutdown and the subsequent Restart, both of which were executed in good agreement with the intended timeline. Part of the 2008 experimental programme will be dedicated to commissioning and scientific exploitation of JET's new major systems like the ITER-like Ion Cyclotron Resonance Heating System and the High Frequency Pellet Injector System.

During the Restart phase the commissioning of the Neutral Beam Injection System went extraordinarily well. On the 25th March 2008 JET reached a new record by injecting a total of 4.9GJ of Neutral Beam Energy into the plasma in 42 pulses (compared with a daily target of 24 pulses) within one day.

1st May, 2008