Feedback of the Licensing Process of the First Nuclear Installation in Fusion, ITER

Full text: After the submission of Preliminary Safety Report (PSR) in March 2010 by the ITER Organization, the safety French authorities started an intensive and detailed examination led by its technical support IRSN (Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nuclaire). Sixteen months later, in December 2011, the standing group (composed by expert members in different field of nuclear safety) concluded that the measures elaborated by IO in their PSR are satisfactory on the whole and therefore gave a favourable advice for the creation of the Installation. The IO must still consolidate the design of some equipment and provide further information on various issues within a period of two years. The standing group would thus like to examine the additional information provided before the start of the tokamak equipment assembly phase. (author)