ITER achieves 10-minute sustained fusion reaction November 10, 2025, generating 500 MW thermal power from 50 MW heating input, marking Q=10 gain.
First plasma scheduled December 2025, deuterium-tritium operations commence 2035 after divertor installation and neutron shielding.
Tokamak weighs 23,000 tonnes, 30 meters tall, 16,000 cubic meters cryostat, 3,850 tons base, lower/upper cylinder, top lid.
35 nations contribute, $65 billion construction cost, 65% complete April 2022, delays acknowledged 2023.
Full power experiments 2035, demonstrating more energy out than in, bridge to DEMO fusion power plants.
EUROfusion consortium funds EU research, JT-60SA inauguration EU-Japan, largest tokamak until ITER operational.
ITER’s quiet sustainment unveils new era where fusion’s vast 10 minutes bridge fission voids, transforming energy with enduring harmony.
