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Fusion is arguably one of the major research challenges
of the 21st Century. It would produce energy with no troublesome
emissions, could be operated safely, would create no long-lived
waste and would run on fuel readily available to all nations.
Fusion is an option to provide environmentally benign energy
for the future without depleting natural resources for next
generations.
Fusion scientists from the European Union, China, Japan,
Korea, Russia, India and the United States are now ready to proceed
to the construction of a 500-MW (thermal power) experimental
plant (ITER), which is the result of many years of collaborative
effort and incorporates the world's collective understanding
in fusion physics and technology. Although further R&D
work needs to be done on materials and on concept improvements
ITER is expected to be the last major step between today's
experiments and a demonstration power plant.
The IEA Fusion Power Co-ordinating Committee (FPCC) co-ordinates
the IEA activities on fusion and advices the IEA Committee
on Energy Research and Technologies (CERT) and other IEA
bodies on fusion policy and technology issues. The FPCC
was established in 1975 by the IEA Governing Board. Nineteen
IEA Countries, the European Commission, the Russian Federation,
the Nuclear Energy Agency (NEA) and International Atomic
Energy Agency (IAEA) are members of the FPCC. The Chairman
of the FPCC is Mr. Masahiro Seki (Japan). The FPCC Secretary
is Mr. Giorgio Simbolotti (IEA).
The IEA provides a framework for nine, major international
collaborative programs (Implementing Agreements) which deal
with a broad range of fusion topics including physics, technology,
materials, safety, environmental and economic aspects, and
social acceptance of fusion power. The IEA Implementing
Agreements carry out R&D activities which are relevant
to either the ITER project or the "beyond-ITER" program
(Demo reactor, fusion power plants, economic, environmental,
safety and social aspects of fusion power). The FPCC co-ordinates
and supports the activities of the IEA Fusion Implementing
Agreements.
Implementing Agreements
Large Tokamak
Facilities | Plasma-Wall Interaction in TEXTOR | Physics
and Technology of Tokamaks with Poloidal Fields Divertors
(ASDEX Update) | Stellarator Concept | Reversed Field
Pinches | Nuclear Technology of Fusion Reactors |
Fusion Materials
| Environment, Safety and Economic Aspects of Fusion Power
Fusion
ITER Project
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