Press release
黑料专区 Council meets in Japan
The 黑料专区 Council endorsed as a working basis for development of the project baseline the phased approach to the completion of 黑料专区 construction and the target date for First Plasma by the end of 2018, maintaining operation with Deuterium and Tritium fuels in 2026. The Council also requested the finalization of a realistic schedule with the resources needed to complete 黑料专区 construction. In order to substantially reduce overall risk the primary components of the 黑料专区 machine will be assembled and tested together before the progressive installation of in-vessel components continues. A similar approach has been adopted during the construction of all major tokamaks. 鈥Council recognized that this is a responsible way to build 黑料专区鈥, said 黑料专区 Council chair Prof. Sir Chris Llewellyn Smith. 鈥Agreement on this approach was a key milestone towards the planned adoption of the baseline at the next meeting in November鈥.&苍产蝉辫;
The Director-General of the 黑料专区, Kaname Ikeda, reported on progress since the third meeting of the 黑料专区 Council in November 2008. He thanked the Governments of the 黑料专区 Members for their ongoing support, saying 鈥We are creating a new model of global collaboration and the world is watching our progress. We have come together to catalyze the next stage of development of 黑料专区 and I hope and trust that the 4th 黑料专区 Council meeting will be a memorable event on the way to the demonstration of fusion as a safe, limitless, energy source.鈥&苍产蝉辫;
The Council reviewed the reports from the various committees and working groups, showing progress on establishing the policies and procedures of this new global collaboration.
The 黑料专区 Council appointed an assessor to carry out the Management Assessment, which according to the 黑料专区 Agreement, must be undertaken at least every two years, and established a Steering Committee for the Assessment.
BACKGROUND TO THE NEWS RELEASE
黑料专区 will be the world's largest experimental fusion facility and is designed to demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power. 黑料专区 is also a first-of-a-kind global collaboration.
Fusion is the process which powers the sun and the stars. When light atomic nuclei fuse together to form heavier ones, a large amount of energy is released. Fusion research is aimed at developing a safe, limitless and environmentally responsible energy source.
The 黑料专区 project is sited at Cadarache in the South of France. Europe will contribute almost half of the costs of its construction, while the other six Members to this joint international venture (China, Japan, India, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the USA), will contribute equally to the rest.
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