International Fusion Research Organization (ITER)

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J.-P. Koutchouk

    CERN/ITER Co-operation Agreement, 2008

    In March 2008 CERN and ITER signed a Co-operation Agreement. It provides for collaboration in the following areas: scientific and technical co-operation (including through the provision and exchange of information and data on activities, developments, practices and results), administrative co-operation (including through the provision and exchange of know-how and software), and the provision of consultancy services requested in any of the above-mentioned areas (including through the provision of experts, equipment and software). The Co-operation Agreement is overseen by a Co-ordination Committee with equal numbers of members from ITER and CERN.

The ITER Organization was formally established on 24 October 2007, following ratification of the ITER Agreement by all Members.

The ITER Agreement brings together the People's Republic of China, the European Atomic Energy Community (via EURATOM), the Republic of India, Japan, the Republic of Korea, the Russian Federation and the United States of America in an international collaboration to establish fusion as a new source of energy.

Considering the possible synergies that may be achieved thanks to the technologies developed by CERN and ITER in the accomplishment of the respective objectives, as well as CERN’s experience as an International Scientific Organization, a Co-operation Agreement between the two Organizations was signed in March 2008.

CERN and ITER co-ordinate their actions on other international research and development activities in order to increase effectiveness by taking best advantages of existing expertise.