The US Delegation with a bright "yes we can" smile: Ned Sauthoff, Thomas Vanek, William Brinkman, DG Motojima, John Glowienka and Ed Synakowski.

The handshake that will make it into the history books: DG Motojima with Robert-Jan Smits, the Head of the Euratom Delegation and the Director-General for the Research Directorate at the European Commission.

DG Motojima enjoying a moment of relief with his Deputy Carlos Alejaldre.

The men who paved the ground for the rock foundation: Christian Merveille, Bruno Couturier, Jean-Michel Troude and Jean-Michel Bottereau from the Agence ITER France with the Agency's former Director Francois Gauché.

The Members of the Chinese Delegation to the ITER Council enjoying the historic moment.

A smile for the history books (from left): The Members of the Euratom Delegation to the Council and Expert - Serge Paidassi, Carlos Varandas, Jan-Robert Smits and Bernard Bigot with DG Motojima, Octavi Quintana Trias, the Head of the Korean Delegation Young Shik KIM, the Director of the Korean Domestic Agency Kijung Jung and the Chairman of the ITER Management Advisory Committee, Gyung Su Lee.

The Japanese Delegation to the ITER Council together with DG Motojima and the Head of the Chinese Domestic Agency, Luo Delong (right).

Bernard Bigot (left), Administrateur General de CEA, together with DG Motojima and Ravi Bhushan Grover, the Head of the Indian Delegation.

The Indian Delegation to the ITER Council togther with Deputy Director-General Dhiraj Bora celebrating after the unveiling of the Foundation stone.

The Chairman of the Test Blanket Module Program committee, Satoshi Konichi (center), on the site platform before the event.

The Chairman of the ITER Council and President of the Kurchatov Institute, Academician Evgeny Velikhov, signing the historical document at the ceremony.

William Brinkman, Head of the US-Delegation to the ITER Council and Director of the Office of Science at the US Department of Energy, signing the historical document.

Ravi Bhushan Grover, Head of the Indian Delegation and Principal Advisor to the Department of Atomic Energy, signing the parchment.

Igor Borovkov, Head of the Russian delegation, and Deputy Head of the Apparatus, signing the historical parchment.

The Head of the Japanese Delegation, Yasutaka Moriguchi, Deputy Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, signing the parchment that went inside the Foundation Stone.

ITER Director-General Osamu Motojima addressing the guests at the Foundation stone ceremony.