Question

Q. With reference to the International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER), consider the following statements:

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• A. 1 and 2 only
• B. 1 and 3 only
• C. 2 and 3 only
• D. 1, 2 and 3

Answer 1

The correct option is B 1 and 3 only

Explanation:

• Statement 1 is correct: It is a large-scale scientific experiment that aims to demonstrate that it is possible to produce commercial energy from fusion. The project aims at generating 500 MW of fusion power over periods of around seven minutes under conditions similar to those expected in an electricity-generating fusion power plant.
• Statement 2 is not correct: The ITER machine is in the South of France.
• The ITER Members—China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea, Russia and the United States. Hence statement 3 is correct.