Nuclear fusion: ITER settles in Cadarache

Would it be Japan or Europe? Few scientific events attract the media attention that surrounded the announcement, in 2005, of the international agreement on the construction of the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor – otherwise known as ITER. On the day, the final choice was the Cadarache site, in France, which had been the European Union’s preference. A public debate is now being launched in the region to present the project as the international scientific teams come together and the seven project partners put the finishing touches to the project. All in all, this is the ideal moment to take a look at the progress of operations and the scientific and technological challenges ITER will be facing.