Europe Has Cut Ties with Russia — But Not in Nuclear Fusion
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The Russian exception: Why Moscow continues to play a role in the European fusion project ITER, despite EU sanctions The tensions between the EU and Russia clash with decades of scientific cooperation within ITER, the largest fusion experiment...
Europe has cut ties with Russia — But not in nuclear fusion
EU-Russia tensions collide with decades of scientific cooperation at ITER, the world’s largest nuclear fusion experiment. As fusion becomes a strategic EU priority, Brussels faces a dilemma over its continued reliance on Russian expertise and technology.
The Holy Grail of Energy: Why the EU Has to Continue Nuclear Cooperation with the Russian Federation
The European Union is legally and technologically unable to exclude Russia from the international project for the establishment of the ITER thermonuclear reactor, despite the sanctions in force and the policy of isolation of Moscow.
Key takeaways The ITER nuclear fusion project constitutes a remarkable exception in the current geopolitical climate, in which the European Union and Russia maintain a functional partnership despite serious diplomatic tensions and extensive sanctions. While Brussels has systematically severed ties with Moscow in most sectors – including energy and broader academic research – […] remains
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