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Cutting-edge fusion energy research activities
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Transitioning to a decarbonised, climate-friendly society is one of the key challenges of modern times. A major component is the creation of a diverse, secure and climate-friendly energy mix. Fusion research aims to help reach this goal by developing the promising technology of fusion energy as a clean, safe power source for the future. The key facility on the road to fusion power is the ITER Project, a major international collaboration under construction in Cadarache, France. Complementary to ITER, the European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom), represented by the European Commission, and the Government of Japan, represented by its Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Techology (MEXT), are jointly investing in a project called the Broader Approach. Established in 2007 through the signature of the Broader Approach Agreement by the two partners, the activities carried out under the Broader Approach aim to complement the ITER Project and to address the scientific and engineering challenges related to building a commercial fusion power plant. Thirteen years later, in 2020, Euratom and Japan are launching a new, second phase of activities, focused on exploiting the facilities that have already been built and on working closely with ITER as the latter enters its crucial assembly phase. In practice, the work is carried out by the two “implementing agencies”: Fusion for Energy (F4E) for Europe, and the National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) for Japan. Each organisation leads a “Home Team” and coordinates its respective contribution to the activities.
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- Corporate author(s): Directorate-General for Energy (European Commission)
- Themes: Energy research
- Subject: energy research , EU Member State , international cooperation , Japan , nuclear fusion , scientific cooperation , soft energy
ISBN
978-92-76-16659-7
DOI
10.2833/57707
Catalogue number
MJ-03-20-115-EN-N
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978-92-76-16660-3
DOI
10.2833/62030
Catalogue number
MJ-03-20-115-EN-C
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