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What role does the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) play in the development of fusion energy?

Carli Tooting

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) is a really big machine that scientists are building to try and create fusion energy. Fusion energy is when you join two atoms together to create a lot of energy. This is what powers the sun and other stars.

Scientists think that if we could create fusion energy on Earth, it could provide a lot of clean and safe energy for us to use without harming the environment. But so far, it's been really hard to make the right conditions for fusion to happen.

That's why the ITER project is so important. ITER is a collaboration between many different countries and scientists. They are building a machine in France that is really, really big and complex. The scientists hope that this machine will be able to create the right conditions for fusion energy to occur.

If the ITER machine is successful, it could prove that we can create fusion energy on Earth and it could be a major breakthrough for clean and safe energy. It could help us reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and protect our planet from the harm they cause.

However, building the ITER machine is a complex and expensive project that will take many more years to complete. But scientists are working hard on it because they believe that fusion energy could be the answer to many of our energy problems.