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Title: Status and Prospect of the ITER Project

Journal Article · · Fusion Science and Technology
OSTI ID:20849482

ITER is planned to be the first fusion experiment operating under reactor-relevant plasma conditions integrated with key technologies in a regulatory licensed environment. The ITER design, safety analysis and cost estimates are supported by the physics basis, analyses and technology R and D. Full-sized or scalable modules of key components have been successfully manufactured and tested. The scientific and technological bases to start ITER construction are established. Inter-governmental negotiations to prepare the Joint Implementation Agreement for ITER construction and operation are expected to conclude in 2003. ITER operation would then be able to start in 2013.

OSTI ID:
20849482
Journal Information:
Fusion Science and Technology, Vol. 44, Issue 1; Other Information: Copyright (c) 2006 American Nuclear Society (ANS), United States, All rights reserved. http://epubs.ans.org/; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 1536-1055
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English