# CEA describes UFOund AI tool for tracking particles in WEST fusion plasma > France’s CEA described UFOund on 15 October, an AI tool that automatically detects particles in infrared images from the WEST tokamak. Developed by CEA-IRFM, it analyses views from 12 wall-protection cameras after experiments and records particle locations and trajectories. - Canonical URL: https://newsverum.com/en/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026 - Publisher: Newsverum - Section: Technology - Country: France - Published: 2026-10-16T10:36:24+00:00 - Updated: 2026-10-16T10:36:24+00:00 - Source review period: 2026-10-16 - Other editions: [Türkçe](https://newsverum.com/tr/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md), [العربية](https://newsverum.com/ar/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md), [Français](https://newsverum.com/fr/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md), [Español](https://newsverum.com/es/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md), [Deutsch](https://newsverum.com/de/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md), [Português](https://newsverum.com/pt/news/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026.md) *The source does not state the event date; the period shown is the source review period.* Debris from wall erosion can cool the plasma and cause disruptions. The roughly 35% share cited by CEA refers to disruptions during WEST’s March–April 2023 campaign, not a 2026 result. The announcement draws on research published in 2025; it does not claim that the tool solves commercial fusion power generation. ## Data ### UFOund research tool description WEST post-experiment image analysis Methodology: Records 15 October institutional publication; the 2023 disruption share is not treated as a current result or model accuracy rate. | date | label | description | status | |---|---|---|---| | 2026-10-15 | UFOund research tool description | WEST post-experiment image analysis | occurred | Sources: · Download data: [JSON](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=json) · [CSV](https://newsverum.com/api/v1/articles/france-cea-ufound-ai-tracks-particles-west-fusion-tokamak-2026/data/source-record?lang=en&format=csv) ## Sources - [CEA]() (Source checked: 2026-10-16; Published: 2026-10-15) --- Cite the canonical URL above. [Editorial standards and corrections](https://newsverum.com/en/editorial)