FPN20-41
ITER Council Reviews Progress
June 19, 2020
The ITER Council convened remotely June 17-18 to review the performance
of the ITER Project toward First Plasma in 2025 and assessed the latest
progress reports and project performance metrics. Project execution to
achieve First Plasma is now about 70% complete. The Council took note of
the ITER Organization's (IO) preliminary assessment of the impact of the
pandemic on different work-streams of the project: design,
manufacturing, construction, assembly, and administration. IO and the
Domestic Agencies (DA) have maintained productivity on administration
and design, as well as the critical activities mentioned above. However,
the extended shutdowns in manufacturing some key components in affected
countries, and the slowdown in some assembly activities might have
potential consequences for the project schedule. The Council will review
the project schedule at its next meeting in November.
A press release is available at:
http://firefusionpower.org/ITER_Council_Meeting_IC-26_Jun_2020.pdf