Meanwhile, another major international bid was recently launched with very little fanfare. According to ITER's proponents, the goal is to develop fusion as a safe, clean sustainable source of energy. The project has been in development for several years and now ITER's partners the European Union, Russia and Japan are looking for a place to build the centre. The site is being favored because of a number of key factors critical to the experiment. The TRF is the world's only major source of tritium.
Energy drain Another major factor is power.
The ITER project is an experimental site, not a power plant. In fact, in will drain between 150 and 500 megawatts of electricity during test cycles. Situating the facility next to the Darlington plant will provide all the electricity it needs. Location is also a selling point for the Darlington site. It's close enough to Toronto's International Airport to make it accessible to the international team of scientists expected to frequent the place.