Fusion for Energy
Encyclopedia
The European Union's Joint Undertaking for ITER
and the Development of Fusion Energy or Fusion for Energy (F4E) is a European Union
(EU) organisation known as a Joint Undertaking created under the Euratom Treaty
by decision of the Council of the European Union
. Its headquarters are in Barcelona
, the capital of Catalonia
, in Spain
, and it is responsible for the EU's contributions to the ITER
(International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, in Cadarache
, France
) project. As a joint undertaking, its governing board is made up of the European Commission
, representing Euratom, all the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland
, which has research programmes associated to Euratom. As of February 2010, the director of the Fusion for Energy agency is Frank Briscoe.
ITER
ITER is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project, which is currently building the world's largest and most advanced experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor at Cadarache in the south of France...
and the Development of Fusion Energy or Fusion for Energy (F4E) is a European Union
European Union
The European Union is an economic and political union of 27 independent member states which are located primarily in Europe. The EU traces its origins from the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community , formed by six countries in 1958...
(EU) organisation known as a Joint Undertaking created under the Euratom Treaty
Euratom Treaty
The Euratom Treaty, officially the Treaty establishing the European Atomic Energy Community established the European Atomic Energy Community. It was signed on the 25 March 1957 at the same time as the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community .The Euratom treaty is less well known due to...
by decision of the Council of the European Union
Council of the European Union
The Council of the European Union is the institution in the legislature of the European Union representing the executives of member states, the other legislative body being the European Parliament. The Council is composed of twenty-seven national ministers...
. Its headquarters are in Barcelona
Barcelona
Barcelona is the second largest city in Spain after Madrid, and the capital of Catalonia, with a population of 1,621,537 within its administrative limits on a land area of...
, the capital of Catalonia
Catalonia
Catalonia is an autonomous community in northeastern Spain, with the official status of a "nationality" of Spain. Catalonia comprises four provinces: Barcelona, Girona, Lleida, and Tarragona. Its capital and largest city is Barcelona. Catalonia covers an area of 32,114 km² and has an...
, in Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, and it is responsible for the EU's contributions to the ITER
ITER
ITER is an international nuclear fusion research and engineering project, which is currently building the world's largest and most advanced experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor at Cadarache in the south of France...
(International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor, in Cadarache
Cadarache
The CEA Cadarache facility is a French scientific research centre which specialises in nuclear energy research. It is located in the commune of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance, Bouches-du-Rhône, in the southern region of Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
) project. As a joint undertaking, its governing board is made up of the European Commission
European Commission
The European Commission is the executive body of the European Union. The body is responsible for proposing legislation, implementing decisions, upholding the Union's treaties and the general day-to-day running of the Union....
, representing Euratom, all the Member States of the European Union and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, which has research programmes associated to Euratom. As of February 2010, the director of the Fusion for Energy agency is Frank Briscoe.
External links
- Fusion for Energy, the agency's home page.
- Fusion for Energy: Understanding Fusion
- Euratom/fusion, the Fusion page of the EURATOM