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Nuclear Fusion / €20 Billion Iter Project At Critical Moment And Facing ‘Technical And Regulatory Difficulties’

By David Dalton
28 July 2023

Work continues to agree new schedule as F4E director warns MEPs of further delays

€20 Billion Iter Project At Critical Moment And Facing ‘Technical And Regulatory Difficulties’
In July 2020, the Iter project – the biggest of its kind in the world – began its five-year assembly phase. Courtesy Iter.
The €20bn ($21.9bn) International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (Iter) nuclear fusion project is at a critical moment and facing “technical and regulatory difficulties” as executives work to finalise a new schedule and key targets, Fusion for Energy (F4E) director Marc Lachaise told the budget committee of the European Parliament.

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