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International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

August 3 , 2020 1570 days 1034 0
  • The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) has entered its years-long assembly phase.

  • It is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering mega project.

  • It will be the world’s largest magnetic confinement plasma physics experiment.

  • It is an experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor that is being built in southern France.

  • It is to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion energy for peaceful use.

  • It will be the first fusion device to produce clean, cheap, and abundant energy energy.

  • The project is funded and run by seven member entities the European Union, China, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea and the United States.

  • Fusion is the energy source of the Sun and stars.

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