International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor

nuclear physics facility

Also known as: ITER

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In fusion reactor: Magnetic confinement
…a planned new experiment, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) to be constructed at Cadarache, France. This is a very large experiment that will investigate both the physics of an ignited plasma and reactor technology. The large cost of the device has encouraged international collaboration in its design and funding,…
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In fusion reactor: Inertial confinement
The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) project is a cooperation between the European Union, the United States, China, India, Japan, Russia, and South Korea to build in southern France a prototype fusion reactor with the world’s largest tokamak. The multibillion
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