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Wednesday, November 8, 2017

ITER Corrects False and Misleading Statements

One month ago, New Energy Times published an investigation about the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER). The ITER project, under construction in southern France, is the largest and most expensive science experiment on Earth today. Its cost is second only to that of the International Space Station.

New Energy Times revealed how managers of the ITER project have, for years, been using false and misleading language to deceive the public and legislators about the promised performance of the ITER fusion reactor. The project managers had claimed that, when complete, the fusion reactor would produce 500 megawatts of net power. In fact, according to its design, it won't produce any net power. At a price tag of $22 billion, it is a hoax of nuclear proportion.

Yesterday, New Energy Times reported that the ITER organization, without making any announcement, had corrected most of the false and misleading statements on its Web site. There are repercussions not only for ITER, but every nuclear fusion research project in the world.

Reports in this series:
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Steven B. Krivit
Publisher and Senior Editor, New Energy Times
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www.newenergytimes.com
Author of Hacking the Atom: Explorations in Nuclear Research, Vol. 1
Author of Fusion Fiasco: Explorations in Nuclear Research, Vol. 2
Author of Lost History: Explorations in Nuclear Research, Vol. 3
Editor-in-Chief Wiley & Sons Nuclear Energy Encyclopedia: Science, Technology, and Applications
Co-editor of Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions and New Energy: Technologies Sourcebook Volume 2 (ACS Symposium Series)
Co-editor of Low-Energy Nuclear Reactions Sourcebook Volume 1 (ACS Symposium Series)
LENR Contributor to the Elsevier Reference Module in Chemistry, Molecular Sciences and Chemical Engineering
LENR Contributor to the Elsevier Encyclopedia of Electrochemical Power Sources

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