Key milestones and an important nomination
As the Fifteenth Meeting of the ITER Council concluded on Thursday 20 November, concrete pouring was underway on the first basement-level walls of the Tokamak Complex.
This new construction milestone was welcomed by the delegates, who also noted the finalization of the Tokamak Complex basemat slab in late August and the progress reported on the manufacturing of key components in the Members' industries.
Mr Bigot's five-year appointment will be formalized in due time in accordance with the ITER Agreement, in view of Mr Bigot taking up his duties in 2015.
The present ITER Director-General also stressed Bernard Bigot's "history of close involvement with ITER" going back to the early 2000 when France was applying to host the project.