"Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam", Says PM at Assembly of World's Largest Fusion Reactor
30th July, 2020
Context:
Prime Minister at the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) at the start of the ITER Assembly.
About the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER)
Energy project located in Cadarache, Southern France.
First fusion device to maintain fusion for long periods of time.
ITER will work on the “Tokamak” concept where the reaction of hydrogen isotopes Deuterium and Tritium produces energy by the mass-energy conversion principle, thereby proving to be a source of unlimited energy.
Launched in 1995
Consortium of 35 countries are developing it.
ITER members: European Union, China, India, USA, Japan, Russia and South Korea.
India formally joined the ITER Project in 2005.
The European Union being the host party contributes 45 per cent while the rest of the parties contribute nine per cent each.
Most of these contributions are through "in-kind" procurement of ITER components.
Indian Contribution:
Cryostat,
In vessel shields,
Contributions to the cooling water,
Cryogenic and cryo-distribution systems,
Auxiliary heating devices using rf and beam technologies,