Broader Approach to fusion energy

The Broader Approach activities aim at complementing the ITER project and at an acceleration of fusion energy in the framework of collaboration between Japan and EURATOM. Three research projects are to be undertaken: (1) Satellite Tokamak Programme, (2) Engineering Validation and Engineering Design Activities for the International Fusion Materials Irradiation Facility (IFMIF/EVEDA), and (3) International Fusion Energy Research Centre (IFERC). While the Satellite Tokamak Programme is to be conducted at the site of the existing JT-60 tokamak, the other two projects are to be undertaken at a new research site in Rokkasho, Japan.