Last November 21, in Paris, representatives of over 30 countries signed a Pact to make a fusion reactor, the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). This experimental reactor aims at promoting research and development of a future reactor that will provide a clean and cheap source of energy, offering a definite alternative for fossil fuels. The ITER Project will invest 12 billion Euro in 35 years and it will be built in Cadarache, South of France.

The agreement was signed by President Jacques Chirac and representatives of the European Union, USA, Japan, India, Russia, South Korea and China, setting the path for a Project with a long background. In particular, several technologies that will be integrated on ITER have already been testes on JET (Joint European Torus), Culham, UK, which is a test rig and precursor of ITER.