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Commune in Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
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International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor or "the way" (Latin)
An international nuclear research and engineering project to build the world's largest experimental tokamak nuclear fusion reactor. The ITER project aims to make the transition from experimental studies of plasma physics to an electricity-producing fusion power plants. ITER is designed to produce 500 megawatts of output power. Visitors are welcome year round on the first Friday of every month at the ITER site. General public visits include a stop at the Visitor's Centre for a presentation of the project followed by guided tour of the ITER platform where the ITER scientific facilities are under construction. Visit requests should be made at least four weeks in advance via online tool.
By car
Take the D 23 from Ginasservis from the north or the D# from St Maximim la Sainte Baume from the south.
On foot
This is a medieval town whose urban planning predates the internal combustion engine by 1000 years.
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Marignane, Bouches-du-Rhône · International · MRS
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