Canadaʹs offer to host the ITER project

The Government of Canada submitted the Canadian Offer to Host International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) in June of 2001. This presentation discusses the attributes of the Canadian Offer, including a description of the location for the Canadian site at Clarington, the siteʹs technical characteristics, established infrastructure, socio-cultural characteristics, tritium supply, the licensing and environmental assessment process, support in Canada for ITER and the research and development capability in Canada that would be of benefit to the ITER project. These were evaluated and confirmed by an international team of experts as part of the Joint Assessment of Specific Sites (JASS) undertaken by the ITER Negotiators, and are further described in the Final JASS Report approved by the ITER Negotiators in January, 2003.