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Building the way to fusion energy

Construction of the ITER tokamak, arguably the largest scientific project ever, is well under way in the south of France. Nature Physics spoke with ITER's Director-General, Bernard Bigot, about the challenges ahead — a conversation about physics, engineering, politics and culture.

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Verberck, B. Building the way to fusion energy. Nature Phys 12, 395–397 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nphys3752

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