ITER will be world's largest experiment facility to demonstrate the scientific and technical feasibility fusion power. Without fusion, there would be no life on Earth. What we see as light and feel as warmth is the result of a fusion reaction in the core of our Sun: hydrogen nuclei collide, fuse into heavier helium atoms and release tremendous amounts of energy in the process. During the first phase of machine assembly, from March 2020 to December 2024, the ITER Organization will assemble the core machine—the vacuum vessel, cryostat, thermal shields, all superconducting magnets and their feeders—as well as some heating and diagnostics. Watch how it will be done in this video.
