ITER Cooperation
Research status
The planning work for ITER was concluded in mid-2001. Agreement was reached in June 2005 to site the experiment at Cadarache in the south of France. The agreement to establish the international ITER Organisation was signed in Paris on 21 November 2006. After ratification by the governments of the partners the ITER Agreement became effective on 24 October 2007.
ITER could produce the first plasma about ten years after the start of construction, and so operation is likely to begin in the next decade. About 600 scientists, engineers, and technicians will then work on the device for some 20 years.
ITER could produce the first plasma about ten years after the start of construction, and so operation is likely to begin in the next decade. About 600 scientists, engineers, and technicians will then work on the device for some 20 years.
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Technical data |
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| Total radius | 10,7 metres |
| Height (overall) | 30 metres |
| Plasma radius | 6,2 metres |
| Plasma volume | 837 cubic metres |
| Plasma quantity | 0,5 grams |
| Plasma mixture | hydrogen, deuterium, from 2027 tritium |
| Magnetic field | 5,3 tesla |
| Max. plasma current | 15 megamperes |
| Heating power and current drive | 73 megawatts |
| Fusion power | 500 megawatts |
| Energy amplification | factor 10 |
| Mean temperature | 100 million degrees |
| Burn time | > 400 seconds |
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