The ITER (International Tokomak) fusion reactor currently being built in France will not achieve first operation until 2034 – almost a decade later than previously planned and some 50 years after the ...

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor fusion project's council has put back for a year an announcement on its updated timeline for the project - and is proposing other changes including ...

We congratulate the Member governments, the ITER Domestic Agencies, the companies involved, and the many individuals who dedicated countless hours to this remarkable endeavour.” — Pietro Barabaschi, ...

ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate that it is possible to produce commercial energy from fusion. If you haven’t yet heard about the organization, that will likely ...

The giant magnet prior to the unveiling ceremony at General Atomics. (Photo by JW August/Times of San Diego) Sitting inside a building in a Poway industrial park is the result of nearly 20 years of ...

ITER, the largest testing bed for nuclear fusion on Earth, could prove the viability of the power source—if it ever turns on. Reading time 3 minutes It took 20 years, but the design and delivery of ...

The revamped project plan for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor - with modifications to its configuration, phased installation and new research schedule - is being finalised ahead ...

On January 30, 2003, just 6 weeks after the release of the interim report of the National Research Council’s (NRC’s) Burning Plasma Assessment Committee, 1 the focus and priority of the U.S. fusion ...

The ITER vacuum vessel sectors, manufactured in South Korea, have been successfully delivered to the ITER construction site in Cadarache, France. South Korea was responsible for manufacturing four out ...

After two decades of design, production, fabrication and assembly on three continents, the historic, multinational ITER fusion energy project today celebrates the completion and delivery of its ...