ITER

International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

With the participation of 7 countries (US, Russia, Japan, China, India, EU and Korea), ITER has been under construction since 2010 in Cadarache, a small town in southern France. With a construction budget of approximately $15 billion, it uses the tokamak fusion reactor design. The current completion rate is 77%. First plasma ignition is targeted for 2026, making this one of humanity's largest and most important projects in history.

Although ITER is in the experimental stage rather than commercial power generation, it serves as the foundation for the development of the subsequent DEMO power plant. Demonstration Power Plant is the planned successor to ITER

The largest project in the history of humanity is about to enter a key phase: the final assembly of the reactor core, led by an American giant. - Evidence Network

The world’s most ambitious fusion energy project has reached a critical milestone as Westinghouse Electric Company takes charge of assembling the core of ITER’s fusion ... Read more