Process of assembling world's largest fusion reactor starts in France
The project aims to build the world's largest tokamak or a magnetic fusion reactor for large-scale and carbon-free source of energy.
International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) has begun the assembly of the world's largest nuclear fusion reactor.
The project aims to build the world's largest tokamak or a magnetic fusion reactor for large-scale and carbon-free source of energy.
Tuesday's event marks the beginning of the assembly process of the ITER tokamak fusion reactor. Piece by piece, different components of reactor will be put in place in a sequence, to complete the assembly.
The project involves international collaboration, which PM said it is a perfect symbol of Indian belief 'Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam' which means the world is one family. The project is located in Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Provence, southern France.
The nuclear fission reactor is expected to start by 2035 and deliver energy by harnessing power from the sun.
The project was launched in 2006 and is expected to test it first super-heated plasma by 2020 and achieve full fusion by 2023.
ITER would produce power by combining atoms at a temperature of 150 million degrees Celsius. This is a process similar to the nuclear fusion that produces the sun’s energy.
ITER is funded by 7 countries European Union, India, Japan, China, Russia, South Korea, United States. 35 countries are part of the project.
Indian PM highlighted the role of Indian scientists saying," India is proud to be part of the global enterprise that is at the frontier of science and engineering. Indian scientists have made a valuable contribution to the development and fabrication" at the facility and have "demonstrated India's capability for design and manufacture at the most advance level".