The Project
The incredibly complex ITER Tokamak will be nearly 30 metres tall, and weigh 23 000 tons. The very small man dressed in blue at bottom right gives us some idea of the machine's scale.
ITER is a large-scale scientific experiment intended to prove the viability of fusion as an energy source, and to collect the data necessary for the design and subsequent operation of the first electricity-producing fusion power plant.
Launched as an idea for international collaboration in 1985, the ITER Agreement includes China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, Russia and the United States, representing over half of the world's population.