Press Release: Commission acknowledges ITER Council’s outcome and the steps taken towards a realistic scenario

On 18 and 19 November 2009 the representatives of the European Commission attended the fifth ITER Council in Cadarache (France) together with representatives from the six other ITER members: China, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States. Progress towards developing a realistic scenario for construction of ITER has been achieved; however, the EU agrees with its international partners that the discussions on the schedule for construction, and in particular on the terms of mitigation of the risks, are still needed. An Updated Scenario, acceptable to all members, is expected to be established by the end of February 2010.

ESO: Background information: ITER http://www.europeansources.info/record/website-iter/

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