Chinese-French consortium successfully lifts 1,250-ton base for mega fusion reactor

02.06.2020

A Chinese-French consortium headed by the China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) on Thursday successfully lifted a 1,250-ton base for the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in the South of France, a staged achievement for China’s nuclear sector amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The cryostat base, the first major component installed for the...