the status of the iter fusion power project is assembly and integration.
the status of the iter fusion power project is assembly and integration.
what is the status of the iter fusion power project?
assembly and integration
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the international nuclear fusion project international thermonuclear experimental reactor (iter) is constructing the world's largest and most advanced experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor in the south of france. a collaboration between the european union (eu), india, japan, china, russia, south korea and the united states, the project aims to make a transition from experimental studies of plasma physics to electricity-producing fusion power plants. in 2005, greenpeace international issued a press statement criticizing government funding of the iter, believing the money should have been diverted to renewable energy sources and claiming that fusion energy would result in nuclear waste and nuclear weapons proliferation issues. a french association including about 700 anti-nuclear groups, sortir du nucléaire (get out of nuclear energy), claimed that iter was a hazard because scientists did not yet know how to manipulate the high-energy deuterium and tritium hydrogen isotopes used in the fusion process. according to most anti-nuclear groups, nuclear fusion power “remains a distant dream”. the world nuclear association have said that fusion "presents so far insurmountable scientific and engineering challenges". construction of the iter facility began in 2007, but the project has run into many delays and budget overruns. several milestones of the project has already been finished, but the finishing date for first plasma has been discussed and postponed many times with various conclusions. in late 2016, the iter council agreed on an updated project schedule, with a planned first plasma opening by 2025, nine years after the originally anticipated opening.
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