International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)

India has recently competed 50 per cent of the work assigned to it under the ITER project.

About ITER Project

  • Launched in 1985, ITER is an experimental fusion reactor facility currently under construction in Cadarache, south of France.
  • It aims to prove the feasibility of nuclear fusion as a future source of energy and build the world's largest tokamak through an international collaboration.
  • Once complete, ITER will be the first fusion device to produce net energy.
  • ITER Members: Signatories to the ITER Agreement include China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States (35 nations).

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