Who owns ITER?

Who owns ITER?

The partners in ITER – the EU, Japan, China, Russia, the US, India and South Korea – have agreed to contribute pieces of the reactor, which the central ITER organisation is responsible for coordinating construction. The EU owns 45 per cent of the project and the other partners 9 per cent each.

What nations are part of ITER?

The ITER Members—China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States—are now engaged in a 35-year collaboration to build and operate the ITER experimental device, and together bring fusion to the point where a demonstration fusion reactor can be designed.

What is the ITER project in France?

ITER (initially the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, "iter" meaning "the way" or "the path" in Latin) is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering megaproject aimed at replicating the fusion processes of the Sun to create energy on the Earth.

What are the benefits of nuclear fusion?

The potential advantages of nuclear fusion energy are manifold, as it represents a long-term, sustainable, economic and safe energy source for electricity generation. Fuel is inexpensive and abundant in nature, while the amount of long-lived radioactive waste and greenhouse gases produced through fusion are minimal.

Is India a part of ITER?

As signatories to the ITER Agreement, the ITER Members China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States will share in the cost of project construction, operation and decommissioning, and also share in the experimental results and any intellectual property generated by the project.

Is ITER operational?

ITER will begin operations with low-power hydrogen reactions in 2025. But from 2035, it will run on a 50:50 mix of deuterium and tritium.

Is India part of ITER?

As signatories to the ITER Agreement, the ITER Members China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States will share in the cost of project construction, operation and decommissioning, and also share in the experimental results and any intellectual property generated by the project.

Is the UK still part of ITER?

Fusion for Energy and ITER The UK will remain a member of Fusion for Energy. UK companies can continue to bid for ITER contracts tendered by both Fusion for Energy and the ITER organisation. UK researchers and staff can continue working at ITER from 1 January 2021.

What is the ITER organization?

• The ITER Organization is an intergovernmental organization that was created by an international agreement signed in 2006, and formally established on 24 October 2007 after its ratification by all Parties.

How many countries are involved in the ITER project?

• 35 countries, 35 years. ITER Members China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States have entered into a 35-year collaboration to build and operate the ITER device. A two-decade research program is planned during which the Members will share in the experimental results and in any generated intellectual property.

Why work at ITER?

• Applications from under-represented ITER Members and from female candidates are strongly encouraged as the ITER Organization supports diversity and gender equality in the workplace. Our working environment is truly multi-cultural, with 29 different nationalities represented among staff.

Who is involved in the design of ITER?

• Thousands of engineers and scientists have contributed to the design of ITER since the idea for an international joint experiment in fusion was first launched in 1985.