ITER was originally expected to cost approximately €5 billion, but the rising price of raw materials and changes to the initial design have seen that amount almost triple to €13 billion.
ITER最初预计将耗资约50亿歐元，但是，原材料价格的上涨和所看到的最初设计的变化，这一数额已经超过三倍而达到了160亿歐元。