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Iter / Canada Agrees To Transfer Vital Tritium And Related Equipment To $20bn Fusion Project

By David Dalton
21 October 2020

Main source of crucial isotope is Candu nuclear reactors
Canada Agrees To Transfer Vital Tritium And Related Equipment To $20bn Fusion Project
The agreement was signed by Iter director-general Bernard Bigot (right) and Canada’s assistant deputy minister for global affairs Dan Costello (on screen). Courtesy Iter.
The Iter Organisation and the Canadian government have signed a cooperation agreement that sets out the terms for the transfer of Canadian-supplied tritium and tritium-related equipment and technology to the €20bn nuclear fusion project in the south of France.

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