Cadarache ( FR. Cadarache ) is a nuclear energy research center located in the department of Bouches-du-Rhone , Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur , in the south of France . It was created in 1959 by the Commissariat of Atomic Energy .
Content
Location
Located 60 km northeast of Marseille .
Geography
Cadarache covers an area of 1625 hectares, located at the confluence of the Verdon River in Durance , in the municipality of Saint-Paul-lès-Durance , Department of Bush-du-Rhone .
ITER
Kadarash was chosen as the venue for the creation of the ITER experimental fusion reactor at a meeting of ministers of six participating countries in Moscow on June 28, 2005.
The total cost of the project is estimated at 12 billion dollars. ( at the start of the project, when it was expected to start the reactor in 2016, this cost was estimated at 5 billion euros; for 2018: the launch was postponed until 2025, and the cost will be 19 billion euros [1] ), and participating countries intend to jointly finance construction. In particular, Russia undertook obligations under the ITER project to establish production of superconducting materials in the Russian Federation. The most significant financial contribution to the project will be made by France, in whose territory the reactor will be located.
Member Countries
- EU countries (acting as a whole)
- India
- China
- The Republic of Korea
- Russia and Kazakhstan
- USA (until 1996 [ what? ] , did not participate in the project until 2003)
- Canada
- Japan
Unit Information
| Power unit | Type of Reactors | Power | Start building | Physical launch | Network connection | Commissioning | Closing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clean | Gross | |||||||
| Rhapsody | FBR , Rapsodie [2] | - | 1962 | 1967 | 1983 | |||
| ITER | fusion reactor | 500 MW | 2013 | 2025 | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Launch of multi-billion dollar international fusion reactor postponed , Lenta.ru (November 20, 2015). Date of treatment November 22, 2015.
- ↑ Mycle Schneider. Fast neutron breeders in France . - Science and Global Security, 2009.
Links
- Official site of the center (French)
- BBC News article on the creation of the center