How much does ITER cost?
The initial budget was close to €6 billion, but the total price of construction and operations is projected to be from €18 to €22 billion; other estimates place the total cost between $45 billion and $65 billion, though these figures are disputed by ITER….Others:
| Technical specifications | |
|---|---|
| Plasma volume | 840 m3 |
How much power will ITER use?
500 MW
ITER is designed to produce a ten-fold return on energy (Q=10), or 500 MW of fusion power from 50 MW of input heating power. ITER will not capture the energy it produces as electricity, but—as first of all fusion experiments in history to produce net energy gain—it will prepare the way for the machine that can.
Will ITER be energy positive?
ITER will not capture the energy it produces as electricity, but—as first of all fusion experiments in history to produce net energy gain—it will prepare the way for the machine that can.
What are disadvantages of nuclear fission?
Disadvantages. The radiation emitted during the fission reaction is extremely harmful to humans and animals. The workers who are exposed while working at nuclear power plants are at great risk radiation poisoning, cancer and other diseases associated with radiation.
Can a nuclear fusion reactor explode?
Its major by-product is helium: an inert, non-toxic gas. No long-lived radioactive waste: Nuclear fusion reactors produce no high activity, long-lived nuclear waste. No risk of meltdown: A Fukushima-type nuclear accident is not possible in a tokamak fusion device.
What was the total cost of the ITER project?
Including a 10% contingency to account for overruns, ITER’s cost to EU members is €11.7 billion ($14.5 billion). As host, the EU is paying 46% of ITER’s cost, five times the share of each of the other six partners: China, India, Japan, Russia, South Korea, and the US.
How much does it cost to build ITER in France?
The Sun sets over the ITER construction site in France in December 2017. Credit: ITER Organization/EJF Riche The US Department of Energy has nearly tripled its cost estimate for ITER, the fusion test reactor in France that’s being constructed by a seven-party international collaboration, to $65 billion.
Why is ITER not providing an official cost estimate?
The spokesperson adds that ITER doesn’t provide an official estimate of construction costs because the participating countries have different methods of pricing out their in-kind contributions—mostly in the form of fabricated reactor components—and those estimates are not reported to the ITER Organization.
What’s the cost of the ITER fusion reactor?
The US Department of Energy has nearly tripled its cost estimate for ITER, the fusion test reactor in France that’s being constructed by a seven-party international collaboration, to $65 billion. ITER headquarters is pushing back, sticking by its figure of $22 billion.