The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) International Organisation: Which Laws Apply to this International Nuclear Operator?

Author: OECD Nuclear Energy Agency,

Source: Nuclear Law Bulletin, Volume 2009, Number 2, January 2010 , pp. 99-110(12)

Publisher: OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

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Abstract:

ITER is a research project the purpose of which is to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility of fusion as a new source of energy. After construction of large Tokamaks,1 such as the JT60 in Japan, TFTR (Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor) in the United States, JET (Joint European Torus) in the United Kingdom and Tore Supra in France, this project is the last stage of research to be conducted before construction of an industrial

Document Type: Review article

Publication date: 2010-01-01