In the ITER auditorium, in the presence of 200 guests and as many ITER staff members, ITER Director-General thanks "du fond du coeur" (from the bottom of his heart) and expresses his "deepest gratitude and appreciation" to all of the contributors to the ITER project: local, national, European and global.
EU Commissioner Oettinger stands in the Seismic Pit where 493 columns topped with flexible metal and rubber pads will support the weight of—and protect in the case of ground motion—the future scientific installation.
Approximately 50 members of the French and European press were able to interview ITER Organization management; staff members from the European Domestic Agency Fusion for Energy (F4E)—charged with the realization of 39 buildings and installations on the platform—and representatives of Agence Iter France, which manages the French contribution to the ITER project and which oversaw the building of the ITER Headquarters.
"We are building!" The Director-General of the ITER Organization answers questions from the French and European press, standing among the 493 seismic pads of the future Tokamak Complex.
Approximately 100 invited guests descend into the foundations of the future Tokamak Complex to stand precisely where the ITER fusion device will be assembled.
Facing the press in the Council Chamber. To the left of Director-General Motojima: French Minister of Higher Education and Research Geneviève Fioraso, EU Commissioner for Energy Günther H. Oettinger, and Préfet de Région PACA Hugues Parant.
Following a short presentation of the ITER project and brief remarks by Commissioner Oettinger and Minister Fioraso, journalists are given an opportunity to ask their questions during a Press Point..
Günther H. Oettinger (centre), EU Commissioner for Energy, joins Minister Fioraso and Director-General Motojima for an early-morning visit of the ITER Headquarters building.
Osamu Motojima, Director-General of the ITER Organization, welcomes French Minister Geneviève Fioraso to ITER on 17 January 2013 for the inauguration of the Headquarters building. Left, the Préfet de Région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Hugues Parant.
January 2013
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