ITER
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ITER is a large international nuclear fusion research project in France aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power as a large-scale, carbon-free energy source.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ITER canonical | 5 |
| ITER Organization | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4342055 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ITER Context triple: [Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak, relatedTo, ITER]
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ITO
ITO refers to the proposed International Trade Organization, a post–World War II plan for a global body to regulate international trade that was never fully realized.
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IER
IER is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws protecting immigrants and other workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status and national origin.
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ITH
ITH is the three-letter IATA airport code for Ithaca Tompkins International Airport serving the Ithaca, New York area.
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ITA
ITA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the governing body for college tennis in the United States.
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ITA
ITA is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Commerce that promotes American exports, ensures fair trade, and supports U.S. businesses in the global marketplace.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: ITER Target entity description: ITER is a large international nuclear fusion research project in France aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power as a large-scale, carbon-free energy source.
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ITO
ITO refers to the proposed International Trade Organization, a post–World War II plan for a global body to regulate international trade that was never fully realized.
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B.
IER
IER is a division of the U.S. Department of Justice that enforces federal laws protecting immigrants and other workers from employment discrimination based on citizenship or immigration status and national origin.
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C.
ITH
ITH is the three-letter IATA airport code for Ithaca Tompkins International Airport serving the Ithaca, New York area.
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ITA
ITA is the commonly used abbreviation for the Intercollegiate Tennis Association, the governing body for college tennis in the United States.
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ITA
ITA is a U.S. government agency within the Department of Commerce that promotes American exports, ensures fair trade, and supports U.S. businesses in the global marketplace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international scientific project
ⓘ
nuclear fusion research facility ⓘ tokamak ⓘ |
| acronym | ITER ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
demonstrate long-pulse fusion plasma operation
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demonstrate the scientific and technological feasibility of fusion power ⓘ produce net fusion energy gain (Q ≥ 10) ⓘ test key technologies for future fusion power plants ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| constructionStatus | under construction ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFusionGainQ | 10 ⓘ |
| designedFusionPowerOutput | 500 megawatts ⓘ |
| designedInputHeatingPower | about 50 megawatts ⓘ |
| designedPlasmaTemperature | over 150 million degrees Celsius ⓘ |
| designedPulseLength | up to 400 seconds ⓘ |
| energySourceType |
carbon-free energy source
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nuclear fusion ⓘ |
| environmentalGoal | demonstrate potential for low-carbon electricity generation ⓘ |
| fullName | International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor ⓘ |
| fusionFuelType | deuterium-tritium ⓘ |
| governanceModel | international treaty-based organization ⓘ |
| hasMember |
China
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European Union ⓘ India ⓘ Japan ⓘ Russia ⓘ South Korea ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| hostOrganization |
ITER Organization
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linked to:
ITER project
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| hostParty | European Union ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | success of earlier tokamaks such as JET and TFTR ⓘ |
| internationalAgreementSigned | 2006 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bouches-du-Rhône
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France ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Saint-Paul-lès-Durance ⓘ
linked to:
Saint-Paul-lez-Durance
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| longTermGoal | pave the way for DEMO fusion power plants ⓘ |
| magneticFieldOnPlasmaAxis | about 5.3 tesla ⓘ |
| majorRadius | about 6.2 meters ⓘ |
| minorRadius | about 2 meters ⓘ |
| plasmaCurrentDesign | 15 megaamperes ⓘ |
| plasmaVolume | about 840 cubic meters ⓘ |
| predecessor | JET (Joint European Torus) ⓘ |
| primaryFundingModel | in-kind contributions from members ⓘ |
| reactorType | tokamak magnetic confinement device ⓘ |
| researchField |
fusion energy
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nuclear engineering ⓘ plasma physics ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
inherent fusion safety with no chain reaction
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limited fuel inventory in the plasma ⓘ |
| siteArea | about 180 hectares ⓘ |
| sitePreparationStartYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| tests | tritium breeding blanket concepts ⓘ |
| tokamakComplexMass | about 23,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| toroidalFieldCoilsCount | 18 ⓘ |
| treatySignedIn | Paris ⓘ |
| uses |
cryogenic systems
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neutral beam injection heating ⓘ radio-frequency heating ⓘ remote handling systems for maintenance ⓘ superconducting magnets ⓘ tritium breeding test blankets ⓘ |
| vacuumVesselMass | about 5,000 tonnes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.iter.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ITER Description of subject: ITER is a large international nuclear fusion research project in France aiming to demonstrate the feasibility of fusion power as a large-scale, carbon-free energy source.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: ITER
linked to: ITER
linked to: ITER