The participants to the ninth edition of the ITER Council (17-18 November 2011) in Cadarache, France.
Ninth ITER Council: Academician Evgeny Velikhov (Russia) is congratulated by Director-General Motojima on his two-year term as ITER Council Chair.
Ninth ITER Council: A cake in the form of the ITER Tokamak is cut by retiring Chair Academician Evgeny Velikhov.
Ninth ITER Council: The delegates to the ninth ITER Council enjoyed a tour of the site works.
The first "ITER Day" on 2 September 2011 commemorates the day the ITER project was sited in France (June 2005). Photo: ITER Organization
The eighth ITER Council meets in Aomori, Japan on 14-15 June 2011. Photo: ITER Organization
ITER will happen here: the scientific buildings and future Headquarters (bottom left) of the ITER project. Photo: ENGAGE
The seventh ITER Council meets in Cadarache, France on 17-18 November 2010. Photo: ITER Organization
ITER Director-General Osamu Motojima (left) unveiling the foundation stone with the help of Igor Borovkov, the Head of the Russian Delegation to the ITER Council. In the background are Robert-Jan Smits, Head of the European Delegation , William Brinkman from the US Department of Energy and Evgeny Velikhov, the Chairman of the ITER Council. Photo: ©LESENECHAL/PPV-AIX.COM
Director-General Motojima holding up a parchment signed by the Chair of the ITER Council, by the heads of the seven ITER Domestic Agencies, and by himself before he places it inside the Foundation Stone for posterity. © LESENECHAL/PPV-AIX.COM
The architect's view of the future ITER Headquarters building. Photo: Ricciotti
The architect's view of the future ITER Headquarters building. Photo: Ricciotti
The architect's view of the future ITER Headquarters building. Photo: Ricciotti
The completed Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur International School in Manosque opens its doors in September 2010 to 410 students of 27 nationalities. It offers six language sections, and facilities for boarders.
Seen from the heights of the Mont d'Or in the winter morning haze, the International School with its green roof is barely distinguishable from its surroundings.
Director-General of the ITER Organization appointed 28 July 2010, Prof. Osamu Motojima. Photo: ITER Organization
June 2010. An aerial view of the ITER construction site in Cadarache, France. In the foreground we see the (still empty) storm water basin and the four water control basins. © Altivue
June 2010. An aerial view of the ITER construction site in Cadarache, France, looking West. The position of the future tokamak is marked out on the platform. © Altivue
Looking south over the ITER site in January 2011. Work is progressing on the excavation of the Tokamak Complex (centre), the Poloidal Field Coil Winding facility (left), and the ITER Headquarters (right). Photo: Altivue
A cutaway view of the future ITER Tokamak. Image credit: ITER Organization 2011
From the ITER Design Office, a detailed model of the ITER Tokamak. Image Credit: ITER Organization 2011
The Cryostat forms the vacuum-tight container surrounding the ITER vacuum vessel and the superconducting magnets - essentially acting as a very large refrigerator. It will be made of stainless steel with thicknesses ranging from 50 mm to 250 mm. The structure is designed for 8,500 m3. Its overall dimensions will be 29.4 meters in diameter and 29 meters in height. The heavy-weight will bring more than 3800 tons onto the scale - making it the largest vacuum vessel ever built out of stainless steel.
A detailed cutaway of the ITER Tokamak, with the hot plasma, in pink, in the centre. © ITER Organization
An artistic impression of what ITER will look like. The large orange building in the centre is the Tokamak hall, the long building on the right is the winding facility for the Poloidal Field Coils . © ITER Organization
An artistic impression of what ITER will look like. The orange building in the centre will house the ITER Tokamak. © ITER Organization
The ITER Council convenes for its sixth meeting in Suzhou, China, 16-17 June, 2010. © ITER Organization
The ITER flag flying high on 27 May, 2009, marking the very spot on the ITER platform where work will begin this year to excavate the Tokamak pit. © Agence ITER France
One of the 54 cassettes that will form the ITER Divertor. Acting like a "giant hoover," the Divertor removes waste gas and impurities from the Vacuum Vessel. © ITER Organization
The ITER machine is based on the tokamak concept of magnetic plasma confinement, in which the fusion fuel is contained in a doughnut-shaped vessel. With a height of 29 metres and a diametre of 28 metres, ITER will be the world's largest tokamak. © ITER Organization
Cut-away of the ITER Vacuum Vessel showing part of the 440 Blanket modules attached to the inner wall and the Divertor cassettes at the bottom. © ITER Organization
The ITER Vacuum Vessel and its 44 ports. Weighing 8000 tons, it is slightly heavier than the Eiffel Tower. © ITER Organization
Representatives from ITER's seven Members at the fifth ITER Council meeting in Cadarache, France, 18-19 November 2009. © ITER Organization
Staff from ITER Organization, the European Domestic Agency Fusion for Energy (F4E), and Agence ITER France gather on the ITER platform on 27 May 2009 for a historic photo, marking the completion of site work and the beginning of a new chapter in ITER history: construction. © Agence ITER France
Looking across the ITER platform in January 2009, where site levelling works are four months from completion. Photo: ITER Organization
The ITER Team in November 2008. © ITER Organization
The ITER Headquarters is based in Cadarache, Southern France. © ITER Organization
A model of the future ITER scientific complex situate on a 180-hectare site in the south of France. In the foreground (in red), the neighbouring CEA Cadarache research centre. Image credit: ITER Organization
Kaname Ikeda (Directeur général d'ITER 2005-2010) signe un accord de partenariat entre ITER Organization et la Principauté de Monaco en présence de Son Altesse Sérénissime le Prince Albert II, janvier 2008. Cet accord porte sur le financement de cinq bourses de recherche et d'une conférence internationale annuelle sur l'énergie et la fusion. © ITER Organization
The ITER site in Cadarache, France seen from above in October 2007. Photo: Altivue/AIF
The signing of the ITER Agreement on 21 November 2006 at the Élysée Palace, in Paris. Present are French President Jacques Chirac, European Commission President José Manuel Barroso and some 400 invited guests including high-level representatives from the ITER Parties and European Member States. © ITER Organization
The official ITER Organization logo. © ITER Organization
