Published November 2005 | Version v1
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ITER, J - 15 years

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The ITER project should not begin before fifteen years, time necessary to realize the different works on the Cadarache site. Why this energy has been chosen?The fuels, deuterium and lithium are abundant, there is no major risk, no accumulation of waste at long time. Other element for an energy source its high energy power: a gram of fusion products is equivalent to eight tons of petroleum. ITER is the last physics step before the demonstration (30 years) and the prototype (50 years). (N.C.)

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Original title (French)
ITER, J - 15 ans

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Journal Title
Energie Plus
Journal Issue
no.354
Journal Page Range
p. 4-6
ISSN
0292-1731
CODEN
EPARE2